• Faith-formation program at Greece church offers teaching Mass

    GREECE — After repeating many of the same prayers and rituals at Mass week in and week out, Catholics might not stop to reflect on the deeper meaning of what they say, do and observe...

    <p>Father John Firpo leads a teaching Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Greece July 14. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow)</p>

    Father John Firpo leads a teaching Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Greece July 14. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow)
  • Diocese of Rochester’s Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark turns 84

    PITTSFORD — “You see this?” Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark said to a visitor July 14, holding up an enlarged photograph of 9-month-old Etta Maise Jones.

    <p>Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark smiles July 14 at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Pittsford during a celebration to recognize his 84th birthday on July 15. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow) </p>

    Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark smiles July 14 at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Pittsford during a celebration to recognize his 84th birthday on July 15. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow)
  • Rochester Diocese churches scale back, cancel festival activities

    For more than 60 years, parishioners of St. Rita Church in Webster have kicked off their summer with the parish’s annual...

    <p>Food trucks line the driveway at St. Rita Church in Webster during a June 26 Food Truck Rodeo. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow) </p>

    Food trucks line the driveway at St. Rita Church in Webster during a June 26 Food Truck Rodeo. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow)

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