http://wrvo.org en http://wrvo.org/post/area-catholics-mark-retirement-pope-benedict <p>As Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican today for the last time as pope, some Catholics in central New York were taking note.&nbsp; A mass of Thanksgiving at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in downtown Syracuse marked the end Pope Benedict's ministry. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:01:32 +0000 Ellen Abbott 34069 at http://wrvo.org Area Catholics mark the retirement of Pope Benedict http://wrvo.org/post/syracuse-bishop-reacts-pope-benedicts-resignation <p>The 285,000 Roman Catholics in the Syracuse Diocese are among those digesting Monday's news of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.<br> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:52:36 +0000 Ellen Abbott 33231 at http://wrvo.org Syracuse Bishop reacts to Pope Benedict's resignation http://wrvo.org/post/roman-catholic-church-plans-fortnight-freedom <p>The Roman Catholic Church is using the two weeks running up to the Fourth of July for prayer and advocacy as it continues it&#39;s fight against the federal Health and Human Services Department mandate that would force some Catholic institutions to provide health insurance coverage that includes contraception.</p><p> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:53:21 +0000 Ellen Abbott 21281 at http://wrvo.org