Thank You for Joining Us!
The Syracuse Catholic Women’s Commission extends heartfelt thanks to all who participated in and attended the Syracuse Catholic Women’s Conference. Your presence, prayer, and enthusiasm made this year’s gathering a beautiful witness to faith, fellowship, and the power of women united in Christ.
A special word of gratitude to Most Reverend Douglas J. Lucia, Bishop of Syracuse, for his pastoral support and leadership; Most Reverend William Shomali, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, for his inspiring words and presence; and to our distinguished speakers: Fr. Jacinto Mary, FL, Antonella Di Piazza, FKMI, and Sr. Pia Jude, SV; for sharing their wisdom and deep faith with all of us.
Thank you as well to our volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and parish communities who helped make this event possible.
We look forward to welcoming you back for the 2026 Syracuse Catholic Women’s Conference!
Stay tuned for updates and details on next year’s event.
“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
Luke 1:45
15th Annual
Syracuse Catholic Women's Conference
Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast Day of Our Lady Queen of Palestine
Women are invited to gather for a day of faith, inspiration, and renewal. The day begins with a Marian Mass celebrated by Bishop Douglas Lucia and continues with grace-filled opportunities, including a Rosary procession and inspiring Catholic speakers such as Bishop William Shomali of Jerusalem.
Also in connection to the Holy Land is the unique opportunity to venerate the Holy Face of Jesus, a Vatican-sanctioned relic. This Holy Face Relic was touched to the instruments of the Passion: St. Veronica's veil, the wood of the True Cross, and the tip of St. Longinus' spear, and was commissioned and stamped by the Vatican under Pope Pius IX following a miracle of Veronica’s Veil.
Come be strengthened in spirit and united in sisterhood as we grow together in faith.
Featured Speakers
Bishop William Shomali
Born and raised in Bethlehem, Bishop William Shomali is the General Vicar of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, which encompasses four countries: Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus. He primarily assists the Patriarch in pastoral matters related to the Palestinian Territories. An expert in liturgy, he teaches at Bethlehem University and the diocesan seminary. He has published books on liturgy, sacred music, and fundamental theology, and is frequently invited to speak about the situation in the Holy Land.
Bishop Shomali will be joining us live via Zoom.
Fr. Jacinto Mary, Fl
Ordained in Italy in 2008, Fr. Jacinto Mary Chapin is a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, who live a Marian-Franciscan form of life, after the example of St. Maximilian Kolbe. He is currently the guardian and novice master at Mount Saint Francis Hermitage in Maine, NY. Raised in a nominally Catholic family, he had a reversion to the Faith in early adulthood and discovered his vocation while attending Christendom College. He has been assigned to friaries in Indiana, Wisconsin and Connecticut.
Antonella Di Piazza, FKMI
Born and raised in Italy, Antonella Di Piazza is a perpetually professed member of the Fr. Kolbe Missionaries of the Immaculata. She is the National Director of the Militia of the Immaculata USA. As a missionary, Antonella has promoted Consecration to Mary according to the teachings of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Italy, Poland and the United States. She served as general editor for the first critical edition of The Writings of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe. As an expert, she appears on EWTN Live and The Church Universal.
Sr. Pia Jude, SV
Sr. Pia Jude joined the Sisters of Life in 2013, leaving a career as a litigation attorney at a prestigious law firm in Manhattan. She has served in outreach, sharing the liberating Gospel message of life through the Respect Life Office for the Archdiocese of New York, in the Sisters’ missions to the Co-Workers of Life, and to university students in Denver. Most recently, Sister assists the Superior General at the Motherhouse. She loves great saint biographies and sees each person as a saint in the making.
Saint Sponsors: The Good News Foundation | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network | Visual Technologies | Anonymous (parking sponsor) | Shomali Inc.
Blessed Sponsors: Holy Family Church, Syracuse | Cortese Restaurant, Binghamton | The John O'Brien Family | Dr. Peter and Mrs. Betsy Campochiaro
Venerable Sponsors: Law Office of Eric P. Smith | Buranich Funeral Home
Servant of God Sponsors: Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 2 Binghamton | Angela T. Miller | Jack Hasselwander | Mercy House of the Southern Tier | St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Life, Binghamton