Religion

Sister Simone Campbell on The Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:18:23 +0000

Sister Simone Campbell has become a political rock star for her support of the Affordable Care Act, and for her leadership of the "Nuns on the Bus" campaign last summer. Speaking with Grant Reeher, Campbell describes how religious commitment, service, and politics are inseparably linked in her life and in her faith, and what the Catholic Church must do to thrive in a democratic culture.

Area Catholics mark the retirement of Pope Benedict

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:01:32 +0000

As Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican today for the last time as pope, some Catholics in central New York were taking note. A mass of Thanksgiving at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in downtown Syracuse marked the end Pope Benedict's ministry.

Syracuse Bishop reacts to Pope Benedict's resignation

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:52:36 +0000

The 285,000 Roman Catholics in the Syracuse Diocese are among those digesting Monday's news of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.