The secret to a long marriage seems to be forgiveness, understanding, and to keep smiling. Several couples shared their thoughts on happy matrimony at the Wedding Anniversary Celebration held Feb. 11 at St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo in honor of World Marriage Day. Ninety-four couples celebrating milestone anniversaries – with four couples celebrating 70 […]
First, a recap: In October of 2021, Pope Francis opened the process for the “Synod on Synodality” – to discuss how we can further become a Church that is marked by “communion, participation and mission.” In the spring of 2022 (if you can remember that far back), our diocese participated in the process by holding […]
WASHINGTON — Each year, National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to focus on and celebrate the vocation to marriage and family life. This year, National Marriage Week USA will be celebrated Feb. 7-14 and World Marriage Day, which is commemorated on the second Sunday of February, […]
Pope Francis recently nominated two U.S.-based Catholic advocates of marriage and family life to a key Vatican dicastery, an honor that left the recipients both “stunned” and “excited.” The Holy Father named Ryan and Mary Rose Verret as consultants to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, according to a press release from the […]
Two events will be held this February in support of St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center. Saints On The Slopes: Join your friends in faith for a ski adventure and potluck luncheon at Holiday Valley (6557 Holiday Valley Road in Ellicottville) on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 12 noon. This event is for adults 21 and […]
During this past week of blizzarding snow, Little Portion Friary was fortunate to have the ability to remain open to all guests 24/7. With the storm and below freezing temperatures, staff and volunteers were able to secure enough dedicated help to operate full days. These volunteers spent long hours cooking, cleaning, shoveling, providing laundry services, […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Warming House, St. Bonaventure University’s student-run soup kitchen in Olean, has received a $4,000 grant from the Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation. The money will be used to purchase nutritious food, and cleaning and food service supplies, said Alice Miller Nation, director of University Ministries. “We are always grateful for the […]
Just a little less than two years ago, a young man, Payton S. Gendron, packed up his Bushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle, plus a hunting rifle, and a shotgun, got in his car and drove 3 ½ hours to the TOPS Market on Jefferson Avenue. He gunned down four people in the parking lot and another […]
ROME — Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in a television interview on Sunday night. In an appearance on an Italian talk show on Jan. 14, the 87-year-old pope was asked if he “felt alone” after the publication of “Fiducia Supplicans” was […]
WASHINGTON — In observance of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement: On Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day we pause and reflect on Rev. King’s indelible legacy, and his rallying […]
