The parishes of the Diocese of Buffalo will hold the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection this weekend, Dec. 12-13. Please visit Share in the care site to make an online donation anytime. In 1988, Catholic bishops of the United States launched the Retirement Fund for Religious to address the significant lack of retirement funding […]
Sister Mary Bronisia Muzalewski, 95, a Felician Sister for 75 years, died in Harris Hill Nursing Facility, Williamsville, on Dec. 7, 2020. The former Dorothy Muzalewski was born on Sept. 27, 1925, in Buffalo, and was a member of St. Adalbert Parish. She entered the Buffalo Province of the Felician Sisters on July 9, 1945, […]
Sister Mary Presentia Stawicki died peacefully on Nov. 25, 2020, in the 89th year of life and the 71st year of religious life. Sophia Stawicki was born on May 16, 1931, in Medina to Felix and Hedwig (nee Ciosek) Stawicki. On Jan. 5, 1948, she entered the convent as a postulant and professed her final […]
Sister Anne Lehner, who fled communist attacks in her native Hungary and later rose to general moderator of her order, died Nov. 19, 2020. Sister Anne was born to Elizabeth Schandl and Alajos Lehner in Romand, a village in Hungary on Jan. 14, 1924. Her mother died in 1927, leaving Anne and her sisters half-orphaned. […]
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Buffalo, has made the following appointments. Father Lawrence Damian has retired as pastor of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish effective Dec. 5. Father David I. Richards, pastor of Our Lady of Pompeii Parish in Lancaster, has accepted the additional responsibility of serving as temporary parish […]
Mercy Hospital announced that it has become the first acute care hospital in the Buffalo region to join a nationwide movement, called the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) initiative, to improve health care for older adults. As part of the AFHS initiative, the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American […]
Sister Mary Michele Mazur, 92, a Felician Sister for 70 years, died in Harris Hill Nursing Facility, Williamsville, Nov. 28, 2020. The former Adele Mazur was born on July 29, 1928, in Rochester. She entered the Buffalo Province of the Felician Sisters on Sept. 15, 1950, and professed perpetual vows on Aug. 14, 1958. She […]
Sister Christine Marie Nizialek, 70, a Felician Sister for 39 years died in Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. The former Georgianne Nizialek was born on July 20, 1950, in Buffalo. She was a member of Assumption Parish in Buffalo. She entered the Buffalo Province of the Felician Sisters on Aug. 30, […]
On Sunday, Nov. 22, Father Michael Zuffoletto, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Buffalo, and Father Martin Gallagher, parochial vicar of Our Lady of Charity in Buffalo, were invested in the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George in St. Anthony of Padua Church. Both were nominated for induction into the order in […]
One of the many components that New York state declared must be included in the reopening plans of schools in the wake of Covid was addressing social-emotional well-being. Mount Mercy Academy has gone well above and beyond this mandate, including instituting a Mental Health Monday during each of the four school marking periods. Mental Health […]
