KENMORE — Mount St. Mary Academy held a farewell driving tour through campus for the Class of 2020 on May The senior class was honored as they and their families took a final turn around the high school grounds in their graduation gowns. Graduates were able to leave their cars for a formal portrait in […]
SNYDER — The students at Christ the King School will miss their long time principal, Samuel Zalacca, when he retires in June. He has been with the school since Prior to joining the school, he was at Our Mother of Sorrows School in Greece and St. Joseph School in Batavia for 11 years each. Over […]
Dear Catholic school graduates, In my greeting, I intentionally refer to you as “Catholic” graduates because I want to emphasize the role of faith throughout your educational experience in our Catholic schools. Regardless of whether you are Catholic or a member of another denomination, faith was a vital part of your education. You don’t need […]
St. Mary’s High School held its 2020 graduation in a big way. By big, we’re talking 60-foot-wide movie screens. The Lancaster high school was able to gather for graduation by prerecording the commencement speeches as well as tributes to the senior students, then playing the movie at the drive-in. The 112 graduates and their families […]
Sister Mary McCarrick, OSF, asked God to guide her on how she could continue to help through her ministry. God answered with a phone call. Sister Mary is the former diocesan director of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and served in that position from 2010 through 2018. After her retirement from Catholic Charities, she served locally […]
The Western New York Catholic newspaper has brought the news of the Diocese of Buffalo into the homes of the faithful for over 150 years. In 1871, the Catholic Union and Times began publication under Buffalo’s second bishop, Stephen Ryan, CM. The paper changed its name in 1964 to the Magnificat and then became the […]
In 1993, I attended World Youth Day in Denver as the youth minister from St. John the Baptist, Alden, traveling with the Diocese of Buffalo. We took six youths including my oldest son, Allen. We celebrated two Masses with Pope John Paul II, one at Mile High Stadium, the other overnight at the State Park. […]
When President Trump declared houses of worship to be “essential,” the first question everybody had was, “When will my parish open?” The simple answer is, when the pastor says so. Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to let churches open in New York state on June 6, tweeting, “The metrics and health data across the state are […]
BALTIMORE — Amid a global food crisis – made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic – Catholic Relief Services launched a new campaign aimed at engaging Catholic communities across the United States to support efforts that address global hunger. “Lead the Way on Hunger,” kicked off May 14 and is a multiyear effort that calls on […]
On what would have been the day of the traditional commencement exercises at Canisius High School, May 21, 2020, Canisius will instead host a drive-through parade on campus to celebrate its graduating seniors. Seniors and their families are invited to decorate their vehicles and drive through the parking lot at 1180 Delaware Avenue on May […]
