Elena Cambio

6 days ago | catholiccourier.com | Elena Cambio |Jim Mosley

IRONDEQUOIT — May 8 started out as a normal day for the high-school students at Chesterton Academy of Rochester: morning classes followed by noon Mass at Christ the King Church, which is part of St. Kateri Parish. However, by the time they returned to school for lunch, something important had changed — white smoke had appeared from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel to announce that the Catholic Church had a new pope.

1 week ago | catholiccourier.com | Elena Cambio |Jim Mosley

The Sisters of St. Joseph and the Sisters of Mercy have long been known and loved for their presence and apostolates of teaching and nursing in the Diocese of Rochester. Inspired by the Second Vatican Council’s call for the laity to evangelize the culture, however, several sisters opted for different — and sometimes unique — ministerial paths.

1 week ago | catholiccourier.com | Elena Cambio |Jim Mosley

Seminarian David Cataline recesses from an Aug. 3, 2023, Mass at St. Dominic Church in Shortsville during which the faithful prayed for diocesan seminarians. Cataline and two other men will be ordained deacons May 31. (Courier file photo) | Section: VocationsBishop Salvatore R. Matano will ordain three men to the diaconate at 10 a.m. May 31 at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral.