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HOPE Day, the annual 24-hour match challenge day of giving to benefit Appeal 2024 is Wednesday, May 15 across Western New York. The first $61,000 raised will be matched dollar-for-dollar from generous donors including Uniland Development, Catholic Health and OneBridge Benefits. All funds go towards the annual Appeal’s $9.5 million goal in support of Catholic […]
LACKAWANNA — OLV Charities appoints Riley Lochhead as director of the new Catholic Parenting Initiative. The Catholic Parenting Initiative is a five-year grant funded program that will collaboratively partner with the Diocese of Buffalo and engage directly with families of parishes throughout the diocese’s new Road to Renewal Parish Family Model. The Catholic Parenting Initiative […]
It was a gray drizzly morning, just before Earth Day, when I visited the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity beside the Stella Niagara Preserve in Lewiston. As I entered the property, I noticed statues of St. Francis of Assisi dispersed throughout and heard continual and delightful birdsong. The clouds never lifted […]
Research shows that intervention programs created by the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius University yield positive long-term outcomes for autistic youth (without intellectual disability). The IAR team published results of a long-term outcome study that found their innovative school social intervention (schoolMAX) and summer social intervention (summerMAX) yielded sustained, comparable, and positive longer-term outcomes […]
The first large-scale, diocesan-sponsored youth event since Covid changed everything saw ValLimar Jansen sing up a storm as she reminded her audience of their need to remain in Christ. “Making Connections … A Day for Catholic Teens,” took place Sunday, April at Villa Maria College in Buffalo, welcoming close to 300 teens as they met […]
Sister Mary Virginita Tarnacki, 87, a Felician Sister for 70 years, died in Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent, Buffalo, on April 24, 2024. The former Dorothy Tarnacki was born on June 2, 1936, in Syracuse. She entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Province of the Felician Sisters in Buffalo on July 16, 1953, and professed […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher will be the main celebrant in the Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb this Sunday, May 5 at St. Joseph Cathedral. This Mass will include a special blessing for unborn children and their expectant parents. The congregation will also pray for couples who are hoping for the […]
More than 60 boys and girls from parishes throughout the Diocese of Buffalo were presented with medals at the annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards Mass, held Saturday, April 27 at St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo. While Bishop Michael W. Fisher was the lead celebrant of the Mass, it was Father David Baker, director of […]
Students from SS. Peter & Paul School in Williamsville presented a check to the Kevin Guest House on April 26. The funds came from the spare change the students collected at school every day. Mary McIntyre, art teacher, thanked the students and staff of the school for their support of the effort. “Seeing these little […]
SWORMVILLE — Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated yearly on April 22 to demonstrate support worldwide for environmental protection. St. Mary School students completed several special projects to mark the occasion through the week. Grade 3 enjoyed getting creative to complete some beautiful Earth Day paintings, while Grade 2 pledged to conserve resources, recycle […]
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The first large-scale, diocesan-sponsored youth event since Covid changed everything saw ValLimar Jansen sing up a storm as she reminded her audience of their need to remain in Christ. “Making Connections … A Day for Catholic Teens,” took place Sunday, April at Villa Maria College in Buffalo, welcoming close to 300 teens as they met […]
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LACKAWANNA — OLV Charities appoints Riley Lochhead as director of the new Catholic Parenting Initiative. The Catholic Parenting Initiative is a five-year grant funded program that will collaboratively partner with the Diocese of Buffalo and engage directly with families of parishes throughout the diocese’s new Road to Renewal Parish Family Model. The Catholic Parenting Initiative […]
