SYRACUSE (NY)
Post-Standard - Syracuse.com [Syracuse NY]
April 24, 2026
By Jon Moss
Syracuse Catholic Bishop Douglas Lucia is set to celebrate a Special Mass on Sunday for abuse survivors.
The service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday in observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 259 E. Onondaga St. in downtown Syracuse.
Lucia oversees the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, which includes about 200,000 Catholics across seven counties in Central New York.
The diocese recently exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy, six years after filing for protections as it faced a growing number of sex abuse lawsuits.
The centerpiece of the diocese’s bankruptcy exit plan was the creation of a roughly $176 million compensation fund for abuse survivors if they ended their lawsuits against the church. In all, 411 abuse claims were filed.
Lucia has repeatedly apologized for any abuse that happened. He attended an all-day session in court last year where survivors could share their stories, and he hugged some of them.
The bishop also spoke last week at a healing service for abuse survivors held at LeMoyne College.
Jon Moss is a breaking news reporter at Syracuse.com/The Post-Standard. He previously wrote for the Pittsburgh Union Progress and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, focusing on politics and housing.