Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo will revive the Church on Fire: Stay With Us! program that had been cancelled last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The series was initially launched as a program of learning, reflection and inspiration as expressed through word, music and song: all in response to the clergy abuse scandal that […]
Canisius College placed No. 21 in the top tier of U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 rankings for America’s Best Colleges, Regional Universities – North. Canisius was recognized for student success, first-year student retention rate, average graduation rate, student-faculty ratio, faculty resources and average alumni giving rate. Canisius also ranked No. 4 on the Best Value Schools list […]
STELLA NIAGARA — The Western New York community is invited to join the “Two Steps Forward” six-session 2021 fall book club, part of the Devotion-by-Distance retreat programming offered by the Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center at Stella Niagara. The 2021 fall book club will meet Tuesdays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Oct. 5,12,19 and […]
Catholic Health’s long-term care facilities have been ranked in the top tiers of best performing facilities in New York state, as measured by the State Department of Health’s Nursing Home Quality Initiative, an annual quality and performance evaluation project to improve the quality of care for residents in Medicaid–certified nursing facilities across the state. Father Baker Manor, […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — As the newest generation of St. Bonaventure University students were welcomed into the Bona family at the start of the fall semester, the Class of 2025 joined together to fund scholarships for their new peers. All incoming freshmen received a $1 bill during Welcome Days and were asked to return the dollar […]
This October several very special events will honor the unborn lives in the Diocese of Buffalo. The Knights of Columbus, the Office of Pastoral Ministries and Buffalo 40 Days for Life will sponsor a Unified March and Respect Life Mass. Celebrated by Father David Baker, the Mass will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father David J. Borowiak, a retired priest of the diocese, began serving as temporary administrator of Resurrection Parish in Cheektowaga on Sept. 1. Father John E. Stanton, pastor of St. John XXIII Parish in West Seneca, has been given the additional responsibility of temporary parish administrator […]
HAMBURG – Hilbert College has announced the hiring of five new full time professors. Michael Barry, MS (cybersecurity), Kristen Connolly, Ph.D. (criminal justice), Andrew Hill, Ph.D. (biology), Patrick Johnson, CPA (accounting/business), and John Payne, MS (forensic science) have been named assistant professors. Michael Barry, who earned his master’s degree in computer science from Nova Southeastern University and […]
Father Dennis W. Mende, a longtime fixture in Jamestown, died Sept. 8, 2021. The pastor of Holy Apostles and St. James parishes was 74. Born Dec. 7, 1946, in Franklin, New Jersey, to Rudolph and Margaret (Torok) Mende, Father Mende was educated in the Kenmore area attending Sweet Home Central School, Herbert Hoover Jr. High […]