LANCASTER — St. Mary of the Assumption Parish has been livestreaming daily and weekend Masses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and will continue to do so, as permanent livestreaming equipment has been installed at the church located at 1 St. Mary’s Hill (at the corner of Aurora and St. Joseph streets). Daily Mass is livestreamed from […]
Each year the Polish-American community of Buff alo hosts a Mass commemorating the life and death of Maximilian Maria Kolbe, the 47-year-old Polish Conventual Franciscan friar who gave up his life in exchange for that of another Polish prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp. In Auschwitz, Maximilian was prisoner number 16670, a Polish Catholic, one […]
This past Fourth of July marked the end of century-long tradition for the Maher family. Since 1912, generations of the family have gathered at Holy Angels Church on Buffalo’s Lower West Side to honor matriarch Alice Maher. With the upcoming closing of Holy Angles, this will be the last time the family meets at that […]
The storm of COVID-19 has tossed a small Bowmansville, leaving its administrator stranded in Poland after a three-week tour. Father Dominik Jezierski, administrator of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and Shrine in Bowmansville, visited his homeland in March for what was supposed to be a short stay. A week into the visit, President Trump issued […]
In 1993, a new house of worship was completed on Buffalo’s East Side. St. Martin de Porres, located on Northampton Street, opened its doors with a young deacon at the forefront of opening hearts and instilling the word of the Lord to area parishioners. On Monday, June 1, Deacon Ronald Walker celebrated his 40th year […]
Every woman needs a good purse. That notion led a local graphic designer on a mission to make sure women in transition had the proper handbag. “It was just a thought,” Susan Riley said, thinking back to last Thanksgiving. “I was thinking how thankful I am for my life and what can I do that […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo announced today that Appeal 2020 in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund for the Faith achieved a total of $8,411,138 in cash and pledges, representing 84.1 percent of its $10 million goal. “While it has certainly been a challenging year, we are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and generosity […]
When Bishop Edward U. Kmiec was introduced as the 13th bishop of Buffalo in August 2004, he said he came to Buffalo “to serve God, this local Church and especially to serve all of you, in the very spirit of our Lord who said, ‘I have come not to be served, but to serve. Do […]
A crowd of friends, family and associates packed St. Joseph Cathedral as full as COVID-19 regulations would allow. They came to pay their respects to Bishop Edward U. Kmiec who passed away July 11 at the age of 84. Dozens of priests, eight bishops and one cardinal concelebrated the Mass for their brother and shepherd […]
The Church in Poland celebrated the centenary of the baptism of St. John Paul II Saturday, June 20. The future pope was baptized on June 20, 1920, in the Chapel of the Holy Family of the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice, southern Poland. When he returned to the basilica […]
