The students at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Clarence’s Harris Hill neighborhood, were nearing the end of their first full week of the new academic year. On Thursday, Sept. 12, they received a special visitor, Bishop Michael W. Fisher, who was on the latest of several traditional September visits to local Catholic Schools. […]
“Where I work, diversity is a big part of our philosophy at the hospital. We try to be as inclusive as we possibly can. And it’ll be an interesting celebration for the first time. So I ask all of you, are you ready to rock and roll?” Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · September […]
Calling it a “significant day in the life of our diocese,” Bishop Michael W. Fisher, along with Father Bryan Zielenieski announced the final decisions for the parish mergers and closings in the Diocese of Buffalo at a news conference Sept. 10 at the downtown Catholic Center. Bishop Fisher explained the renewal process is to ensure […]
As West Seneca schools began a new year of study, Bishop Michael W. Fisher came to Queen of Heaven to bless one of the most important tools of elementary students – their backpacks. Bishop Fisher read from the Book of Sirach, which offered some affirmations and good advice for students. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound […]
DeSales Catholic School is taking recess to a whole new level. The Lockport pre-K-8 school celebrated the first day of school by debuting the new playground. Students can climb, slide and swing all day, providing they finish with their class work, of course. Bishop Michael W. Fisher was on hand during the Sept. 4 ribbon […]
Father Walter Grabowski has been placed on administrative leave by Bishop Michael W. Fisher, pending an investigation into allegations of adult misconduct with women. Father Grabowski is temporarily relieved of his pastoral duties as priest in solidum of the family of parishes that include Fourteen Holy Helpers, Queen of Heaven, St. John XXIII, St. Gabriel […]
The Diocese of Buffalo celebrated its fourth annual Renewal Mass with a little advice from Yogi Berra. The New York Yankees catcher, famous for his malapropisms, once said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” “I think this quip, upon further reflection, makes sense,” said Bishop Michael W. Fisher addressing the […]
The diocesan Road to Renewal team invites everyone to the fourth annual Renewal Mass, Sunday, Aug. 25 at St. Stanislaus Parish. The evening will begin at 4:30 p.m. with praying the rosary and undoing the third knot of the renewal ropes. Mass will begin at 5 p.m. Families participating in the Alpha program will be […]
Swormville has come a long way from the farming and hunting community it was in the 1830s. And St. Mary Parish has grown well beyond the barns and fields where Father John Neumann delivered the sacraments. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, the parish on Transit Road boasts 2,400 families in a tight knit community. “They’re […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher looks back at his time leading a diocesan pilgrimage to Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress.
