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 […]
To mark the 50th observance of Roe v. Wade, the Office of Pastoral Ministries – Pro-Life will recognize those who have dedicated themselves to promoting the sanctity of all life by presenting the Pro-Vita Awards. The special presentation will celebrate “Life after Roe” by honoring Sha’Kyra Rain Aughtry, a good Samaritan who cared for a […]
Catholic Charities is celebrating its centennial in 2023, while holding its 99th annual appeal. This year’s goal, announced Jan. 5, is $9.5 million. That’s the same goal which was set and met in 2022. But while the goal remains unchanged from the previous year, officials formally launching the 2023 Appeal say the public’s need has […]
A Christmas creche still sat in the corner of St. Joseph Cathedral, but the two dozen who gathered on the evening of Jan. 4 were there to mark a death, not a birth. Bishop Michael W. Fisher led a Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, 2022, […]
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 […]
Vatican News – At 9:30 a.m. Vatican time, on the parvis of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Father Francis presided over the funeral Holy Mass for the late Supreme Pontiff Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Eucharistic celebration was followed by the Ultima Commendatio and the Valedictio. The coffin of the Supreme Pontiff Emeritus was taken to […]
At the beginning of his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor, the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose funeral will be held on Thursday. Thousands of pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican to hear the pope and pay their respects to the pope […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will soon pack his bags for his first foreign trip of 2023, a year that promises to be as busy as ever. The pope, who celebrated his 86th birthday Dec. 17, can move quickly – in a wheelchair – and keeps saying in interviews that a functioning head and […]
Despite the overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year, the annual March for Life will take place Friday, Jan. 20, in Washington, D.C. The Office of Pastoral Ministries will host a trip to the national capitol to participate in the annual effort to end abortion. Busses depart the diocese on Thursday, Jan. 19. The […]
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 […]
