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The Feb. 6 Catholic education lunch raised $183,000 to support students attending local Catholic elementary and high schools. That’s a 63 percent increase over last year’s proceeds. Nancy Gugino, director of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocesan of Buffalo which sponsored the event, expected no more than a typical 10 percent increase over the […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University’s Kiernan Recreation Center will welcome more than 200 Special Olympians and their families on April 27 as the host of the Special Olympics New York’s Western Regional Basketball Tournament. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and concludes with team and skills awards. “I am very humbled […]
TONAWANDA — Cardinal O’Hara High School has named Kelly Brown valedictorian and Bethany Mandaville as salutatorian of the class of 2024. Brown is active in numerous clubs and sports teams, including president of Student Government, the International Club and captain of the varsity soccer, tennis and bowling teams as well as being a cheerleader. A […]
ROME — The CEO of Cisco Systems signed the Vatican’s artificial intelligence ethics pledge on Wednesday, becoming the latest technology giant to join the Church’s call for ethical and responsible use of AI. Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate, met privately with Pope Francis on April 24 before signing the […]
A surprise guest made a visit to Immaculate Conception School causing the students to give a little “shout.” Damar Hamlin, safety for the Buffalo Bills, stopped by the East Aurora school as a favor to student Manny Butler, whose father is the former defensive backs coach for the Bills. Hamilin arrived full of energy and […]
The Pew Research Center released a new fact sheet on April 12 that contains nine demographic and statistical facts about the Catholic population in the United States, based on the center’s numerous surveys. Here are Pew’s nine facts about Catholics in the United States. Out of 262 million adults in the U.S., about 52 million […]
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · SPECIAL – April 22, 2024 – Reading Rainbow co-creator discusses his Catholic faith & his work He helped create a public television series which, for roughly a quarter century, inspired children to read. During his many years of involvement with the program “Reading Rainbow,” Tony Buttino leaned on […]
Appeal officials announced Appeal 2024 in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund for the Faith has reached $5 million. As of today, the 100th annual campaign has raised $5,006,718.09, which is 52.7 percent of this year’s $9.5 million goal. “We are grateful for the generosity of the many who have already donated; […]
“The only constant in life is change,” said Heraclitus. Benjamin Franklin said, “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” The words of the Greek philosopher and American founding father still ring true. Bishop Michael W. Fisher observed that even though people change, “We still stay the same.” On April 19, an eighth grade retreat was held […]
The students of Miss Olejniczak’s third grade class at OLV Elementary School in Lackawanna wrote a prayer as a reminder to take care of our common home on Earth Day.
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“The only constant in life is change,” said Heraclitus. Benjamin Franklin said, “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” The words of the Greek philosopher and American founding father still ring true. Bishop Michael W. Fisher observed that even though people change, “We still stay the same.” On April 19, an eighth grade retreat was held […]
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ROME — The CEO of Cisco Systems signed the Vatican’s artificial intelligence ethics pledge on Wednesday, becoming the latest technology giant to join the Church’s call for ethical and responsible use of AI. Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate, met privately with Pope Francis on April 24 before signing the […]
