Bishop Michael W. Fisher visits with the Buffalo seminarians studying at St. Mary’s Seminary & College in Baltimore. (Photo by Gregory Tucker) St. Mary’s Seminary & University, the nation’s first Roman Catholic seminary in the United States, has been awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the design and implementation of […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher spends a moment with the many volunteers who make up the Ladies of Charity. The Ladies of Charity celebrated their 80th anniversary in Buffalo with a Mass of Thanksgiving at OLV National Shrine and Basilica in Lackawanna in September. (Photo courtesy of the Ladies of Charity) For the past 80 years, […]
The Diocese of Buffalo will hold the Retirement Fund for Religious collection Dec. 11-12. The parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) in Washington, D.C. Proceeds help religious communities across the country to care for aging members. Last year, the Diocese of Buffalo donated $672,000 to the collection. In 2021, religious […]
Father Jerome E. Kopec, former pastor of SS. Peter & Paul Parish in Williamsville, has taken on the role of episcopal vicar for clergy. This role sees him involved in many others ministries within the diocese. He works with deacons, helps plan clergy assignments, and works with the continuing formation of priests and deacons. This […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, is encouraging dioceses to use National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 7-13, as a time to foster vocations in their local faith communities. “Studies of those recently ordained and religiously […]
Cheryl Calire, executive director of the Office of Pastoral Ministries, takes a moment during the Cultural Diversity Celebration to honor Milagros Ramos, founding director of the Office of Cultural Diversity. Ramos served the diocese for 33 years before retiring last year. After a long time in the planning stages, the diocese’s first Cultural Diversity Celebration […]
OLV Charities – the support arm and mission partner of OLV Organizations/”Father Baker’s – will celebrate the 41st annual Friends of Father Baker Reception on Friday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at The Powerhouse at Buffalo Color Park. The Friends of Father Baker Reception furthers the ministries of OLV’s saintly founder, Venerable Nelson Baker. Today, […]
Msgr. Dino Lorenzetti accepts birthday wishes from Mary Lou Cappellini, just one of the many people at St. John the Baptist Parish in Kenmore that wanted to thank him for his many years of dedicated service to the Church. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Part 2 of 2 Even when bad luck came his way, […]
Richard C. Suchan welcomes guests to the annual Gala 22:6. As executive director of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, Suchan helped organize the fundraising event for Catholic schools. Photo courtesy of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Bishop Michael W. Fisher has appointed Richard C. Suchan to succeed […]
The 97th anniversary of the Brothers serving Western New York will be celebrated on June 28. Rooted in a Catholic mission to honor Christ by serving those most in need, the Brothers of Mercy was founded in Hadamar, Germany in 1856. For over 160 years, professed brothers have dedicated their lives to serving the sick […]
