Students from Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls voice the roles of their fictional Catholic school counterparts in the latest episode of “Sister Justine’s Saint Tales,” the original audio podcast play series produced by the Diocese of Buffalo. The latest episode features St. Vincent de Paul, voiced by Ray Geska. In the episode, the students of […]
NEW YORK — As part of ongoing and broader efforts to counter antisemitism across society, American Jewish Committee, in partnership with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, released “Translate Hate: The Catholic Edition.” This groundbreaking resource paves the way for deeper and wider cooperation in a shared commitment […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher announces the upcoming Jubilee year in the Catholic Churches and declares a Year of Healing in the Diocese of Buffalo.
Almost 500 years after the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe – whose feast the Church celebrates Dec. 12 – the image of Our Lady has become the subject of several popular myths and legends, especially in Mexico, where she appeared. Father Eduardo Chávez, a priest of the Archdiocese of Mexico, was the postulator for […]
WASHINGTON — The healing of a British World War I soldier at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France has been proclaimed as the 71st miracle attributed to the pilgrimage site. Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool, England declared the miraculous healing of John Traynor, a soldier of the British Royal Navy, on […]
On Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris celebrated the first Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral during which the altar of the restored church was consecrated following the fire that ravaged the church in April 2019. At the liturgy, which was attended by the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, […]
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, Dec. 7, urging them to resist the “seduction of power” and instead follow “the path of Jesus.” “In spiritual life as in pastoral life, we risk focusing on what is incidental and forgetting what is essential,” the pope cautioned. “Too often, secondary things […]
She’s back to help students at fictional Holy Family School work their way through daily situations by sharing relevant stories of saints. “Sister Justine’s Saint Tales,” a diocesan-produced online audio play series that features voice talents of real local Catholic school students, returns for a third season of episodes this month, with the first new […]
VATICAN CITY — St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is known to possibly be the real-life inspiration for the beloved Christmas character of Santa Claus. Not a lot is known about the historical Nicholas, who was bishop of Myra, a Greek city in modern-day Turkey, during the fourth century A.D. But […]
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December is for pilgrims of hope. “Christian hope is a gift from God that fills our lives with joy. And today, we need it a lot. The world really needs it a lot,” the Holy Father said in a video released Dec. 3. Pope Francis pointed out […]
