Jim Mosley

3 days ago | catholiccourier.com | Gina Capellazzi |Jim Mosley

| Section: Local NewsBishop Salvatore R. Matano is inviting all priests, deacons, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Rochester to a diocesan Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV. The Mass will be celebrated May 19 at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 296 Flower City Park, Rochester. The Mass is an opportunity for the diocese to thank God for Pope Leo XIV, the 266th successor to St. Peter, as well as to express devotion and prayerful support as he begins his pontificate.

6 days ago | catholiccourier.com | Jennifer Burke |Jim Mosley

“His name is Leo! His name is Leo!”Almost immediately after Pope Leo XIV was introduced to the world on May 8, Father Joseph Catanise began fielding calls, emails and text messages from parishioners who were excited about the name the new pontiff had chosen. The parishioners of St. Leo Church in Hilton were thrilled to learn of their link to their new pope, he said.

6 days ago | catholiccourier.com | Mike Latona |Jim Mosley

As a dual citizen of the United States and Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s ascension to the papacy May 8 has swelled the pride of Catholics in both countries. “There is a palpable excitement within the Catholic community,” said Peruvian native Jorge Salgado, who serves as diocesan regional coordinator for Hispanic and migrant ministries in Monroe and Livingston counties.

6 days ago | catholiccourier.com | Jim Mosley

The following permanent deacons who minister in the Diocese of Rochester and elsewhere are celebrating milestone anniversaries of ordination in 2025. “God has blessed me with gifts and graces beyond what I could have imagined,” Deacon Paul Clement said of his lengthy tenure in the permanent diaconate. Deacon Clement is a native of Irondequoit and belonged to Bishop Kearney High School’s first graduating class in 1966.

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.