The Most Reverend Matthew H. Clark, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Rochester, died the morning of Jan. 22, following a period of declining health. Bishop Clark was 85. Born on July 15, 1937, Bishop Clark was ordained a priest on Dec. 19, 1962, in Rome by Archbishop Martin John O’Connor, for the Diocese of […]
St. Stephen Parish wanted to make its Three Kings Mass as authentic as possible. So, the parish brought in a camel. The Grand Island parish also had confirmation students in the guise of Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar to bring up the gifts at Mass. But these were the traditional gifts of bread and wine, not […]
Mrs. Wilkie’s fourth grade class at Notre Dame Academy in South Buffalo showed some love for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamilin by making prayer cards for the athlete. Hamilin suffered cardiac arrest during a football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. He is reported to be conscience and communicating while still considered to […]
The diocesan African American Commission and the Office of Cultural Diversity will sponsor the annual Martin Luther King Memorial Mass & Scholarship Award on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 9:30 a.m., at St. Martin de Porres Parish in Buffalo. Bishop Michael W. Fisher will be on hand to celebrate this year’s Mass and help present the […]
CNA — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced. His death was announced in Rome on Dec. 31. His funeral Mass will be held on Jan. 5, 2023, in […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying that retired Pope Benedict XVI was “very sick,” Pope Francis asked people to offer special prayers for him. “I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for emeritus Pope Benedict,” Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience Dec. 28. The 95-year-old retired […]
CNS — Father Paul Seil experienced a Christmas unlike any other in his 67 years of life. In the midst of the multiday blizzard that paralyzed parts of Western New York, Father Seil, chaplain for the Buffalo Fire Department, had to evacuate the rectory at his parish in the city’s Old First Ward neighborhood on […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop Robert E. Barron is convinced “the Bible is the key to evangelization.” “That’s the soul of theology. It’s where we started,” he said, noting that the Second Vatican Council really brought “the Bible to the fore” for Catholics. “But I always felt we’ve not realized that Vatican II vision of revitalizing […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Believers do not need to be afraid of obstacles, struggles and choices in life because God is always near, offering his love and guidance, Pope Francis said. “We can often have a distorted idea about God, thinking of him as a sullen, harsh judge, ready to catch us in the act,” […]
WILMINGTON, Del — How do you set yourself free from the prison of unforgiveness? What is addiction, and how do we overcome it? How can fathers be more empowered and supported? These and many other topics are explored on shows available on SiriusXM’s HCR, Channel 154. It may sound like your typical self-help program, but […]
