“Listen! Let us listen! Listen to our Lord’s call. Listen! Let us listen! The Synodal journey has begun!” That’s the refrain from the Synod song that was produced by the Antilles Episcopal Conference of Catholic Bishops. Because of its message and its peppy, engaging rhythm we are using it as a welcoming song for each […]
With an opening procession of 36 lay people representing the newly-forming families of parishes in the diocese, the Diocese of Buffalo’s 175th Anniversary Mass held Sunday afternoon on May 1 kicked off a yearlong list of activities to commemorate its founding by Pope Pius IX in 1847. Bishop Michael W. Fisher, concelebrants retired Buffalo Bishop […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic leadership should not neglect climate change in favor of social issues including abortion, a Georgetown University panel concluded April 27 in an online discussion about how to apply Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.” Anna Robertson, director of youth and young adult mobilization at Catholic […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dorothy’s refrain, “There’s no place like home,” in “The Wizard of Oz” also could be echoed by her blue and white gingham dress from the 1939 movie. The dress, which turned up last summer at The Catholic University of America after it was missing for nearly 40 years, is about to get […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been presented with a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis by Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of the Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino in Italy. Blessed Carlo Acutis was an Italian teenager who used technology to spread devotion to the Eucharist before his death at age 15 from leukemia […]
The Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of Peter Claver recognized God’s love during Divine Mercy Sunday. The international fraternal service order gathered at St. Martin de Porres Parish in Buffalo on April 24, where they shared their experiences of God’s mercy. Bringing up the name of Sister Karen Klimczak, SSJ, who was murdered by an ex-inmate […]
Real Presence. Real Hope. Real Mission. Soon those words will be seen in every Catholic Church in Western New York. As the Diocese of Buffalo kicks off a celebration of its 175th anniversary, there is a hope that everyone can refocus their faith on Jesus and continue His mission in our local community. “People should […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher, with a large contingent of diocesan priests and deacons, prayed for Ukraine and Russia in a solemn Act of Consecration of Humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during the Solemnity of the Annunciation on Friday, March 25 at St. Joseph Cathedral. The Act of Consecration petitioned by Pope Francis was […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — SBU Theater, the student theater group at St. Bonaventure University, will present its spring 2022 production “We Live by the Sea” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, April 6-9, at Garret Theater, located adjacent to Devereux Hall on the St. Bonaventure campus. “We Live by the Sea” tells the story of Katy, […]
Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to participate in discussions on how we, as a Church, can walk together. On Oct. 10, 2021, he formally opened a two-year process, officially known as “Synod 2021-2023: For a Synodal Church.” The process involves bishops from around the world consulting with everyone from parishioners to monks, nuns and […]
