BALTIMORE — Amid a global food crisis – made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic – Catholic Relief Services launched a new campaign aimed at engaging Catholic communities across the United States to support efforts that address global hunger. “Lead the Way on Hunger,” kicked off May 14 and is a multiyear effort that calls on supporters […]
Father Francis Schimscheiner, OSFS, died peacefully in Toledo, on May 7, 2020, following a long illness. He was 83 years old. Father Schimscheiner was born in Niagara Falls and upon graduation from Bishop Duffy High School, entered the Oblates of St. Francis deSales and was ordained a priest on Feb. 6, 1965. Father Schimscheiner spent […]
Msgr Edward J. Scanlan, a Priest for the Diocese of Buffalo for 67 years passed away on May 11, 2020. He was 92. Born May 13, 1928, in Batavia, he attended St. Peter’s Grammar School and LeRoy High School in LeRoy. He was ordained on May 30, 1953 and was assigned to San Juan, Porto […]
Sister Mary Juanita Nowak, CSSF, 78, a Felician Sister for 60 years, died at Blessed Mary Angela Convent, Buffalo, on May 6, 2020. The former Barbara Nowak was born Feb. 2, 1942, in Buffalo, and was a member of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish. She entered the Buffalo Province of the Felician Sisters on June […]
Father William C. McGarry, pastor emeritus of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Niagara Falls, died on May 13, 2020, at the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Home in Lewiston. Born in Carnegie, Pa., Father McGarry lived in Niagara Falls and graduated from Niagara University and Our Lady of Angels Seminary. He was ordained in […]
Sister Mary Fidelma Kakol, 101, a Felician Sister for 83 years, died in the Blessed Mary Angela Convent, Buffalo, on May 11, 2020. The former Sophie Kakol was born Oct. 15, 1918, in Olean, where she was a member of Transfiguration Parish. She entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Province of the Felician Sisters in […]
The name of this year’s school musical, “Personal Best Equals Success.” was created by St. Joseph University School music teacher Melody Calato. Students will record themselves in their specific role/scene and Catato will create the video. She also arranged for the drive-in premiere. “It will be a musical movie for everyone to enjoy. My grandmother […]
Notre Dame Academy received news that the video production club, Our Lady Media, has won a Communicator Award. The eighth-grade student council of Notre Dame Academy approached the Our Lady Media video club with an idea to produce a video called “Kindness is Contagious.” In the video, students show how an act of kindness can […]
On what would have been the day of the traditional commencement exercises at Canisius High School, May 21, Canisius instead hosted a drive-through parade on campus to celebrate its graduating seniors. Seniors and their families were invited to decorate their vehicles and drive through the parking lot. Faculty and staff were on campus, spaced at […]
KENMORE – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute hosted a socially-distant graduation celebration for the 157 members of the Class of 2020 and their families. Caps and gowns were delivered personally on May 12 by members of the St. Joe’s faculty and staff to the senior students at their homes. Each box included the student’s cap and […]
