After more than 150 years of service, the Western New York Catholic—the official newspaper of the Diocese of Buffalo—will come to an end with the recent reductions of personnel at the Catholic Center and Communications Office.
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities announced the election of a new leadership team: Sister Rita Marie Fritzen is the incoming general minister. Sister Rita Marie served four years as a general councilor and congregational treasurer on the current leadership team. Before joining leadership, Sister Rita Marie worked in education and transformed […]
WILLIAMSVILLE — SS. Peter & Paul School, a pillar of classical education in Williamsville, is excited to announce new flexible learning options designed specifically for homeschool students in grades 1-8. Recognizing the diverse needs of families, SS. Peter & Paul is now offering both a “Hybrid” program and an “A La Carte” option, allowing homeschoolers […]
The Legion of Mary is sponsoring an outdoor public rosary every Monday evening at 6 p.m. in front of Infant of Prague Church at 921 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga. All are welcome. Started in Ireland by Frank Duff, the Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with well […]
KENMORE — Students, families and faculty of St. John the Baptist School look forward to the start of the new school year in a few short weeks because of what will greet them as they walk up to the front doors of the school. A new playground can now be found on the front lawn […]
St. Cecilia’s is one of three worship sites that make up St. John Neumann Parish in Wyoming County. The church’s whole existence is a tribute to the caring community that quite literally built the place of worship. Why not take a Jubilee pilgrimage to see what people of faith can accomplish. St. Cecilia Worship site of […]
Calling all art and architecture enthusiasts, history buffs, stained glass aficionados, pub crawlers, and Everything-Buffalo-Lovers: here’s an opportunity to “church crawl” through five amazing sacred spaces that are filled with incredible stained glass. The Downtown Family of Parishes and Explore Buffalo are sponsoring this epic adventure on Aug. 10. The five participating churches include Blessed […]
Expectant and young families are invited to attend a free Healthy Baby Festival hosted by Catholic Charities of Buffalo Women, Infant and Children nutrition program on Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sheridan Park – Shelter #2 located at 900 Sheridan Drive in Tonawanda. “Now in our 15th year of hosting […]
TONAWANDA — Michael Rizzo, president of the board of directors at Cardinal O’Hara High School, announced that Ted Luckett has been appointed assistant principal for the private co-educational Catholic high school that has been providing faith-based high school education since 1961. “We are very excited about Mr. Luckett joining the Cardinal O’Hara Family,” Rizzo said. […]
LACKAWANNA — OLV National Shrine & Basilica celebrated Father Baker Day on Sunday, July 27. The day involved the time-honored tradition of community members dropping pennies and larger coins on the sidewalk of the basilica as part of the Pennies to Heaven collection. This year’s event marked 89 years since Venerable Nelson H. Baker, known […]
