Graduation date: Saturday, June 27 Location: Bishop Ludden Jr./Sr. High School 815 Fay Rd., Syracuse Valedictorian: Emily Bouchard Salutatorian: Katelyn Oswalt The graduates are as follows: Emily ...

A screenshot of Father John Kurgan, pastor of Holy Cross Church in DeWitt, celebrating Mass for March 15, 2020. Syracuse Catholic Television produces pre-taped Masses that air weekly on local ...

During May, the month of Our Lady, the Syracuse Diocese will experience an extraordinary event — the visit of the relics of St. Bernadette of Lourdes. This visit will occur on Memorial Day weekend at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six international priests, hailing from Africa, India and Philippines, were welcomed to the Diocese of Syracuse by Bishop Douglas J. Lucia during an informal gathering at the Chancery offices recently ...

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: ...

It is this Scripture verse that Pope Leo XIV includes in the introduction to his June 15, 2026, letter released from the Vatican, celebrating the sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. He ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of articles that will explain and explore the Church’s teachings on end-of-life and palliative care issues. Dr. Paul Fiacco is the president and medical director ...

Last summer, I had the opportunity to attend the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, a gathering of 1 million young Catholics to celebrate Mass with Pope Leo. The jubilee was an optional outing on our ...

“Good things come to those who wait,” the saying goes. Father Jason Hage would agree! The pastoral announcement that Father Hage was leaving Route 20 Catholic and heading to Mary Mother of our Savior ...

Newly appointed pastor Father Jason Hage faced an immediate challenge when he entered his ministry in Southern Madison County in 2017. “It was my first assignment and my first real financial challenge ...