She contributes annually because she said its reach is all-encompassing, and she truly believes that it is God’s work. “If we ...

Even more, each of us has a sacred purpose as a child of God for one reason — “We are the body of Christ” — or as I would ...

St. Mary’s of the Lake in Skaneateles. More than 200 parishioners, neighbors, and guests joined in Mass and a reception at ...

However, the Lord wants us to live in heaven with Him someday. So much so that He gives us tastes of heaven on Earth. When we ...

As I sat in the sanctuary of my patron saint, picturing my family gathered around the font decades ago, I realized I had taken the grace of my Baptism for granted. Only recently, after a wrong turn ...

A century later, Loretto observed its 100th anniversary on Founder’s Day, Sept. 8, outside the same building once known as ...

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PHOTO CREDITS: Photos used were taken by Catholic Sun staff and associates – special thanks go to Chuck Wainwright of Wainwright Photography for his many contributions to our efforts. Thank you, Chuck ...

Ordination is the sacramental ceremony in which a man becomes a deacon, priest, or bishop and is enabled to minister in Christ’s name and that of the Church (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops). The ...

Sister Jean has been a Sister of St. Francis for 70 years. For many years, she served as a teacher at St. Rose of Lima, North Syracuse; St. Joseph’s in Utica; Holy Family in Fairmount; St. Margaret’s ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Recently, I read a new work of Bishop Erik Varden, a Trappist monk and Bishop-Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway, entitled, Towards Dawn: ...

In the Diocese of Syracuse, as in every diocese, there is only one cathedral. The cathedral church is the church that is the site of the bishop’s cathedra, or chair. Generally, the bishop presides at ...