Students from Nativity of Mary School in Williamsville take part in a silent disco on Feb. 1. Neon clothes, flashing lights and specialized playlists played through headphones allowed the student a fun way to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Photo courtesy of Nativity of Mary School. Nativity of Mary School in Williamsville celebrated Catholic Schools Week […]
All vicars forane who were serving at the time of Bishop Fisher’s installation have been reappointed by Bishop Fisher for a term of one year, effective Jan. 18. The only exception is Father Gregory J. Dobson, who will replace Father Bryan J. Zielenieski as vicar forane of the Southeast Buffalo Vicariate. Msgr. Salvatore Manganello’s appointment […]
Sister Mary Carmeline Ryan died peacefully on Jan. 26, 2021, in the 85th year of life and the 66th year of religious life. Mary Ann Ryan was born on May 1, 1935, in Detroit, to John and Helen (Suszylo) Ryan. On Aug. 15, 1953, she entered the convent as a postulant and professed her final […]
Sister Mary Josepha Timmins, a teacher, health care minister, and “foster mother,” died Jan. 23, 2021. Mary Josephine Timmins was born July 19, 1925, in Syracuse, to Edward and Esther (McFarland) Timmins. Mary Jo and her sister, Rita, were raised by their aunt Julia McFarland in Oneida, after the death of their mother. Their […]
Sister Elaine Franz, teacher, administrator and member of the Mercy Leadership Team, died at Mercy Hospital, Jan. 19, 2021, at the age of 78. She was formerly known as Sister M. Sharon Ann. Born and raised in South Buffalo, Sister Elaine attended St. Teresa School on Seneca Street, and graduated from Mount Mercy Academy in […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher released the following statement regarding the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: “Today, we celebrate our nation’s hard-won system of self-governance – ‘of the people, by the people and for the people.’ We join in prayer for our new president, Joseph R. Biden, and vice president, […]
Father L. Antonio Rodriguez, who spent 72 years as a priest in Spain and Buffalo, died Jan. 14, 2021, at the age of 95. Born Oct. 11, 1925, in Gradefes, Leon, Spain, the son of Francisco and Magdalena (Lambarga) Rodriguez attended El Pardo College in Madrid, Spain, then seminary at St. Peter College in Burgos, […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY– Dr. Timothy Osberg, professor of psychology at Niagara University, has been a longtime advocate of spreading awareness of mental health issues on campus. So, when Niagara University’s Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement hosted a workshop for individuals to become trained mental health first aid instructors as part of a larger effort to increase […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher will celebrate his first public Mass as bishop of Buffalo at the Martin Luther King Memorial Mass held 11:30 a.m. Jan. 17, at St. Anthony Parish in Lackawanna. Father Sean Paul Fleming, director of the diocesan Office of Worship and rector of St. Joseph Cathedral, will serve as master of ceremonies […]
Sister Marian Schwenk died Dec. 30, 2020, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence in Clarence after a period of declining health. She was 87. Born Oct. 1, 1933, in Buffalo to Howard and Loretta (Tangelder) Schwenk, Sister Marian entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in September 1951 and pronounced final vows in August 1959. […]
