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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Sts. Peter and Paul elementary was to close, will instead be re-organized, re-named for Pope John Paul II

Thursday, May 02, 2013  After seeing the sun set on a Catholic school in Rome, those in the Catholic community throughout the area feel for this unfortunate loss.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Families in the Mohawk Valley are reacting to news of the Diocese's decision to close grades 7-12 at Rome Catholic School.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Diocese announces plan to shift Rome Catholic students to Notre Dame Junior-Senior High School.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A 68-year-old Roman Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural western New York parishes.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  St. Anthony of Padua, on Midland Avenue, the only Syracuse church with a Spanish-language mass

Saturday, March 16, 2013  The Big East is no more. Tonight's Big East Championship game between Syracuse and Louisville marks the last game ever in the Big East conference.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Reaction to the new Pope continues to pour in across the world and right here in Central New York.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Conversations during the Saint Marianne Cope Canonization ceremonies in October included talk of  the frail appearance of Pope Benedict XVI.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Bishop Robert Cunningham told reporters Monday morning that Pope Benedict's retirement was "an act of courage on his part to recognize his physical abilities are declining."

Monday, February 11, 2013  Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  22 diocesan and parochial schools in Syracuse Diocese

Friday, January 25, 2013  The flu has hit us hard and hit us often. Churches are no exception to that.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A contingent of 600 people from the Syracuse Diocese are preparing to march on Washington on the 40th anniversary of Roe V Wade.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  New York's Catholic Conference is stepping up its opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to expand abortion rights under a women's rights package of bills.