Apr 18, 2024 | Last Week in the Sun, Local
Oneida parish welcomes five elementary students to the faith By Dc. Tom Cuskey, editor It was a quiet Easter at the Spirit of Hope at St. Patrick in Oneida. One of six worship sites making up the merged Madison County parish, St Patrick’s had no one joining the church...
Apr 18, 2024 | Last Week in the Sun, Local
Pictured above are Joseph McMahon (l) and Razi Marshall Dewitt- Christian Brothers Academy seniors Joseph McMahon and Razi Marshall were selected as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. McMahon and Marshall were among 16,000 students-a select group...
Apr 18, 2024 | Last Week in the Sun, Local
By Tami S. Scott, associate editor The sweet smell of incense began to permeate the Parish of Divine Mercy & the Mission of St. Bernadette in Central Square at the start of the 3 o’ clock Holy Hour of Mercy on Divine Mercy Sunday – a feast day that is each...
Apr 17, 2024 | Digital Update stories
Statement of Bishop Douglas J. Lucia Bishop of Syracuse Editor’s note: normally, we would feature Bishop Lucia’s column from the previous edition of The Catholic Sun. We instead are sharing Bishop’s message to the Diocese following the tragic shooting deaths of an...
Apr 17, 2024 | Digital Update stories
Sun Photos By Chuck Wainwright While we are still in the Easter season, it’s not too late to catch a glimpse of the Easter Vigil Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. Msgr. Neal Quartier, rector of the diocesan mother church,...
Apr 15, 2024 | Pope Francis & Vatican
By Justin McLellan , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Humanity must have more direct contact with nature to counter the modern lifestyles that are destroying the planet, Pope Francis said. Respecting and loving the earth as well as seeking direct...