The links below include a letter to parishioners, written by Bishop Douglas J. Lucia, about the Churches of St. Joseph, St. Peter, and St. Stephen, of the Parish of Christ the Good Shepherd, ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Today, we celebrate World Mission Sunday, a powerful reminder of our shared responsibility to proclaim the Gospel to all nations. It is a day when Catholics around ...

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 ...

Praying the Way of the Cross is a familiar Lenten practice for many Catholics. It’s a time when we meditate upon 14 scenes in Jesus’ route to Calvary. Long ago, in the early centuries of Christianity, ...

As the new school year begins, five Catholic schools in the Diocese of Syracuse are welcoming new leadership. They each bring with them a diverse depth of experience in education and administration, ...

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 ...

St. Mary’s Academy recently announced it is taking the school in a new direction. To prepare the students for an enhanced educational experience and to combat declining enrollment, the school will be ...

Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks we will be publishing brief profiles on each of the participating jubilarians. Sister Katie Eiffe, the diocesan Vicar for Religious, shares that “it was ...

Immaculate Conception Church in Fayetteville hosted a celebration of priesthood on June 3. In keeping with tradition, the annual diocesan Jubilee Mass for Priests was celebrated on the Monday ...

I know at the end of my last column, I stated that my next writing would focus on the symbols and rituals of the Mass of the Roman Rite. However, I have decided to delay that column to address what I ...

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 ...

When Jack Callaghan joined Catholic Charities of Oneida / Madison County in the mid-1990s, he was awestruck by the work being accomplished by the caring people in the organization. “I started with the ...