(Editor’s note: The following is a personal testimonial from Andrew Isidore Calderon, who at the age of 80 was among the dozens of new Catholics initiated into the faith during Easter Vigil Masses throughout the Diocese of Buffalo April 19, 2025. His story was featured in a previous article on WNYCatholic.org.) It was a long […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher welcomed everyone on Easter Sunday with a wide smile on his face. “My brothers and sisters, a joyful day. The Lord has risen, alleluia. We can sing out now our alleluias because truly the Lord has risen from the dead for our salvation and redemption,” he said at St. Joseph Cathedral’s […]
“Today is a special day … to bring people into the Church and to evangelize and go out and tell the world the great news that we have a God that will do this for us,” Father Robert Owczarczak, pastor of The Lord’s Vineyard family of parishes said at the conclusion of his homily during […]
The darkest hour of the darkest day came to life again at a Tenebrae Prayer Service. Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo hosted a fully immersive recreation of Jesus’ death on Good Friday. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · April 19, 2025 – Buffalo church hosts the "Funeral of Our Lord" The April 18 presentation […]
On Saturday, April 26, families with special needs are invited to an Inclusive Easter Mass at 2 p.m. at St. Bernadette Parish, 5930 South Abbott Road in Orchard Park. Father Joseph Wolf, senior parochial vicar, will celebrate the Mass. Father Gerard Skrzynski, moderator for the Buffalo Catholic Deaf Society, will interpret the Mass through American […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher reminds the faithful our call to lift each other up during this Year of Hope and Healing.
As the sun sets on Holy Thursday, churches across the country prepare for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, marking the end of Lent and the beginning of the sacred Triduum, the three holiest day in the Catholic Church. Many churches remain open after Mass for adoration and to allow Catholics the opportunity to participate […]
The Paschal Triduum began in the Diocese of Buffalo with the solemn Holy Thursday evening Mass celebrated at St. Joseph Cathedral by Bishop Michael W. Fisher. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · April 17, 2025 – Mass of the Lord's Supper is celebrated at St. Joseph Cathedral As Bishop Fisher reminded us in his […]
St. Joseph Cathedral filled with priests and catechumens and elect and deacons and religious sisters and others who wanted to witness and participate in the blessing of the sacred oils that will be used for healing, baptism and consecration. The annual Chrism Mass on April 15, brought a sense of unity and renewal for the […]
Looking for Holy Week liturgies near you? Parishes across the Diocese have shared their Holy Week schedules—from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday to seven Churches visitations —and you can view them all on the Diocese of Buffalo website.
