After more than 150 years of service, the Western New York Catholic—the official newspaper of the Diocese of Buffalo—will come to an end with the recent reductions of personnel at the Catholic Center and Communications Office.
Hundreds of clergy abuse victims agreed to a massive settlement from the Diocese of Rochester this week, bringing the diocese’s yearslong bankruptcy proceedings closer to an end. Documents obtained by CNA show a near-unanimous vote in favor of accepting the diocese’s proposed $246 million settlement plan, with just a handful of “abstain” votes and none […]
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has become the most visited place in France. Since reopening its doors last December after a 2019 fire, it has welcomed more than 6 million people. On April 15, 2019, the French capital witnessed one of the most devastating tragedies in its recent history. Its iconic cathedral – a religious, architectural, […]
Father Walter Grabowski, who had been on administrative leave since last September, has been returned to ministry. Bishop Michael W. Fisher confirmed the investigative findings of the Diocesan Independent Review Board which held that Father Grabowski engaged in inappropriate non-sexual behavior toward women. Upon participation in a directed program, he has been returned to ministry […]
The New York State Catholic Conference issued a statement on Monday through Dennis Poust, executive director, on the state Senate passage of a bill to authorized state-sanctioned suicide by a 35-27 vote. “This is a dark day for New York state. For the first time in its history, New York is on the verge of […]
Today, the Diocese of Buffalo hosted the first in a weeklong series of vicariate meetings to share details on the Chapter 11 settlement allocation methodology with parish leadership, including all clergy, trustees, business managers and chairpersons of the finance and parish councils. At these meetings, parish leaders will be provided an overview of the proposed […]
For a second consecutive year, an independent auditor has concluded – after a comprehensive and transparent audit of the Diocese of Buffalo – that the diocese is compliant with each of the 29 commitments which memorialize child-protection policies in the diocese. The diocese agreed to these commitments with the New York Office of the Attorney […]
WASHINGTON — Catholic Relief Services is calling on Israel to resume allowing its humanitarian aid teams access to the Palestinian Gaza Strip to deliver food and other supplies to civilians as a partial blockade continues. Israel imposed a full blockade on humanitarian assistance into Gaza in early March just before it launched new military offenses […]
On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St. Peter, making him the 267th pope and the first from the United States. Here are 14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV: 1. Robert Francis Prevost was born on Sept. 14, […]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors announced today, April 22, the material terms of a settlement in principle in the Chapter 11 case filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of New York on Feb. 28, 2020. The diocese and the committee believe that this […]
