Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo will revive the Church on Fire: Stay With Us! program that had been cancelled last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The series was initially launched as a program of learning, reflection and inspiration as expressed through word, music and song: all in response to the clergy abuse scandal that […]
Canisius College placed No. 21 in the top tier of U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 rankings for America’s Best Colleges, Regional Universities – North. Canisius was recognized for student success, first-year student retention rate, average graduation rate, student-faculty ratio, faculty resources and average alumni giving rate. Canisius also ranked No. 4 on the Best Value Schools list […]
STELLA NIAGARA — The Western New York community is invited to join the “Two Steps Forward” six-session 2021 fall book club, part of the Devotion-by-Distance retreat programming offered by the Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center at Stella Niagara. The 2021 fall book club will meet Tuesdays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Oct. 5,12,19 and […]
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Bratislava, Slovakia, to Rome Sept. 15. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SLOVAKIA (CNS) — The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that seek to “excommunicate” Catholics who are […]
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, unveiled its 2022 U.S. News Best Colleges. For the second consecutive year, Villa Maria College was included on two lists: Social Mobility and Best Regional College North. Social Mobility Out of 52 colleges and universities, Villa Maria College was ranked eighth in Social Mobility. This is a […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — As the newest generation of St. Bonaventure University students were welcomed into the Bona family at the start of the fall semester, the Class of 2025 joined together to fund scholarships for their new peers. All incoming freshmen received a $1 bill during Welcome Days and were asked to return the dollar […]
This October several very special events will honor the unborn lives in the Diocese of Buffalo. The Knights of Columbus, the Office of Pastoral Ministries and Buffalo 40 Days for Life will sponsor a Unified March and Respect Life Mass. Celebrated by Father David Baker, the Mass will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at […]
HAMBURG – Hilbert College has announced the hiring of five new full time professors. Michael Barry, MS (cybersecurity), Kristen Connolly, Ph.D. (criminal justice), Andrew Hill, Ph.D. (biology), Patrick Johnson, CPA (accounting/business), and John Payne, MS (forensic science) have been named assistant professors. Michael Barry, who earned his master’s degree in computer science from Nova Southeastern University and […]
Father Dennis W. Mende, a longtime fixture in Jamestown, died Sept. 8, 2021. The pastor of Holy Apostles and St. James parishes was 74. Born Dec. 7, 1946, in Franklin, New Jersey, to Rudolph and Margaret (Torok) Mende, Father Mende was educated in the Kenmore area attending Sweet Home Central School, Herbert Hoover Jr. High […]
Sister Catherine Meiler, who spent nearly 40 years educating young minds died Sept. 6, 2021, just short of her 84th birthday. Born Catherine Margaret Meiler on Sept. 8, 1937, in Lancaster, the daughter of John Joseph and Anna Catherine (Leahy) Meiler attended St. Mary’s High School, Lancaster. Upon graduation she entered to Sisters of St. […]
