The Downtown Family of Catholic Parishes has prepared two versions of the Stations of the Cross for the Catholic faithful to pray before. The Stations of the Cross devotion will be held on alternating Fridays at 7 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church and St. Louis Church. Blessed Sacrament will hold an interactive multi-media service on […]
Teens across the Diocese of Buffalo are invited to hear one of the most sought-after speakers in America. Paul J. Kim will share his entertaining witness at “No Matter What … A Day for Catholic Teens,” open to those in grades eight through 12, on Sunday, March 30 at Hilbert College, Hamburg. Kim is known […]
The parish council of Blessed Sacrament Parish is pleased to announce the fourth lecture of the Church on Fire II Lecture Series for 2024-2025. “The Leadership Challenge Today in the Church,” will be presented by Father Ross Chamberland, OFM, Ed.D., on Sunday, March 9, at 12 p.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church located at 1029 Delaware […]
Sister Jeanne Eberle, SSJ, passed away Feb. 22, 2025, at age 91. She is known as the longtime principal of St. Mark School in Buffalo. Born in Buffalo on June 11, 1933, Jeanne Marie Eberle was the second of Henry and Elizabeth (Wargo) Eberle’s 10 children. She attended St. Mary Magdalene School and was a […]
CNA — Pope Francis’ health condition “still remains reserved” after he “presented an isolated crisis of bronchospasm,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement Friday evening Rome time. The event “resulted in an episode of vomiting with inhalation and sudden worsening of the respiratory picture,” the statement continues. The pope was “promptly bronchoaspirated […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University is opening two new exhibitions this spring. “Connectivity,” guest-curated by Gary Keem, a 1969 St. Bonaventure graduate, is on view now through May 15 in the Quick Center’s Dresser Foundation Gallery. “This exhibition celebrates the relationships of ties that bind […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo has named Justin Fax, practice director for behavioral health services, and Elizabeth Millen, manager of recruitment & engagement. Fax will be responsible for overseeing the agency’s five behavioral health clinics in Erie and Niagara counties, as well as ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of behavioral health services, providing support to […]
Sister Mary Angelis Lemka died peacefully on Feb. 22, 2025, at St. Francis Park in the 99th year of life and the 79th year of religious life. Sister Angelis was born on Nov. 24, 1925, in Buffalo, to Joseph and Veronica (Niemet) Lemka. Living near Corpus Christi Parish, she attended grade school there and was […]
SWORMVILLE — The halls of St. Mary School were filled with parents, students, wonderful smells, delicious foods, as well as art and music from around the world on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The school’s first ever “Flavors of Fellowship” International Night was a scrumptious success. Teachers and students from all grade levels, Montessori pre-K through grade […]
Out of concern for the declining health of Pope Francis, Bishop Michael W. Fisher will offer a Mass for the pontiff on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at St. Joseph Cathedral at 12:10 p.m. The faithful of Western New York are invited to unite their hearts and minds in the Eucharist, and to offer intercession for the […]
