Holy Angels Academy works with parents to examine possibilities for students
5/6/2013 9:00:00 AM by PATRICK J. BUECHI

Tears, sadness, and even the Twitter hashtag #SaveHAA have followed the announcement that Holy Angels Academy, the private all-girls high school located in North Buffalo, would close in June. Students were told in an assembly on April 30, which was quickly followed by a rally where the 240 students began chants asking for their school to be saved. read more...

St. Francis goes to Albany, teens participate in political process
4/16/2013 1:00:00 PM by PATRICK J. BUECHI

Local Catholic high school students had the chance to participate in the political process on March 20, when they joined adults and staff from Catholic Charities for a personal meeting with area politicians. read more...

Thousands attend 'Invest in Education' rally at First Niagara Center
4/11/2013 8:01:00 AM by MARK CIEMCIOCH

More than 10,000 people, mostly Catholic school students, attended an “Invest in Education” rally at the First Niagara Center in downtown Buffalo Wednesday morning to support legislation that would provide tax credits for school expenses and donations.

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Students, educators to rally in support of tax credit bill
4/5/2013 9:30:21 AM by ERIN TRESTER

The Education Investment Tax Credit Bill, designed to boost investment in New York’s private and public schools, is expected to draw approximately 10,000 students, parents, teachers and supporters from non-public schools to rally in support of the bill on April 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. 

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School Choice bus makes ‘Whistle Stop’ in diocese
3/15/2013 12:43:00 PM by PATRICK J. BUECHI

As part of National School Choice Week, the Catholic Schools Department and the New York State Catholic Conference sponsored a “Whistle Stop” breakfast reception at Statler City in downtown Buffalo in February to bring attention to school choice initiatives in the area. Bishop Richard J. Malone spoke, as did representatives from private schools in the area and school choice advocates.

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Catholic education advocates push for tax credit legislation
3/11/2013 10:32:05 AM by MARK CIEMCIOCH

While the bill has stalled in the New York State Legislature several times, advocates of Catholic education are still supporting a proposed law that would provide tax credits to families paying private school tuition and encourage corporate and personal donations to schools and scholarships.

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Bishop Malone: Education investment tax credit would benefit Catholic, private and public school
3/6/2013 12:30:54 PM by BISHOP RICHARD J. MALONE

Providing more Catholic and other families with the option a Catholic education is a priority for the Diocese of Buffalo and the seven other dioceses across New York. We need a long-term solution that will allow our schools to stabilize and then grow, making sure they are here for generations to come.

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Christ the King plays role in 'New Evangelization'
2/25/2013 10:25:43 AM by FATHER PETER J. DRILLING

Over a century and a half ago a young British gentleman was deciding that he should become a Roman Catholic. He was already an author with a keen theological sense, and he would gradually become highly regarded in the Church, so much so that Pope Benedict XVI recently traveled to John Henry Newman’s hometown of Birmingham, England, to beatify him.

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Russert widow speaks on gift women religious give to Catholic education
2/5/2013 9:57:16 AM by PATRICK J. BUECHI

Just as “Meet the Press” host and South Buffalo native Tim Russert spoke at the first Making a Difference dinner, his widow, Maureen Orth, made a visit for the 13th annual dinner to support Catholic education. Orth, an author and special correspondent for Vanity Fair, delivered the keynote address at the Jan. 31 dinner, held at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. read more...

Students simulate space mission in rendezvous with Halley's Comet
1/31/2013 1:44:00 PM by MARK CIEMCIOCH

ALLEGANY — Sixth-grade students from Queen of Heaven School in West Seneca recently had a rendezvous with Halley’s Comet at the Dresser-Rand Challenger Learning Center in Allegany.

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