News reporting will continue despite lack of physical paper This issue of the Western New York Catholic will be the last printed copy produced by the diocesan Office of Communications. Although we will lose the hardcopy of the paper that traditionally has been read on the ride back home after church, or before Mass, maybe […]
If you follow my thoughts regularly, you will have noticed that I rarely mention the names of partisan political figures. I do not and will not tell anyone for whom to vote. What makes me an expert? I have enough of a job to decide my own vote. I believe that people are smart enough […]
This past Fourth of July marked the end of century-long tradition for the Maher family. Since 1912, generations of the family have gathered at Holy Angels Church on Buffalo’s Lower West Side to honor matriarch Alice Maher. With the upcoming closing of Holy Angles, this will be the last time the family meets at that […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo announced today that Appeal 2020 in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund for the Faith achieved a total of $8,411,138 in cash and pledges, representing 84.1 percent of its $10 million goal. “While it has certainly been a challenging year, we are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and generosity […]
When Bishop Edward U. Kmiec was introduced as the 13th bishop of Buffalo in August 2004, he said he came to Buffalo “to serve God, this local Church and especially to serve all of you, in the very spirit of our Lord who said, ‘I have come not to be served, but to serve. Do […]
A crowd of friends, family and associates packed St. Joseph Cathedral as full as COVID-19 regulations would allow. They came to pay their respects to Bishop Edward U. Kmiec who passed away July 11 at the age of 84. Dozens of priests, eight bishops and one cardinal concelebrated the Mass for their brother and shepherd […]
With unexpected financial need growing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canisius High School community stepped up to help during the school’s online Day of Caring fundraiser on May 28. Nearly 400 donors raised more than $111,000 to help the school carry out its mission and provide tuition support so that no student […]
Dr. Mark St. Marie, a longtime Mercy Hospital of South Buffalo gastroenterologist, proudly held up a sign reading “COVID-19 Champion” as staff Kenmore Mercy Hospital bid him an emotional farewell on June 5. His 67-day journey started at Mercy Hospital where he was diagnosed in March, followed by two weeks on a ventilator and his […]
Three middle school students were awarded this year’s Mary E. Kirwan Catholic Education Scholarship at St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore. Established in 2014, this scholarship honors Ken-Ton resident Mary Kirwan, who founded the school’s Annual Scholarship Dinner…and Golf Outing. This unique scholarship is awarded to middle school students at St. John’s Kenmore who emulate Kirwan’s commitment […]
Russell “Rusty” Browning is finally going home after 101 days of hospitalization and quite the tour of Catholic Health’s facilities. First diagnosed with COVID-19 in late March at Mercy Hospital, he survived 67 days on a ventilator at the Catholic Health Covid-19 Treatment Facility at St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga. Browning spent the longest time […]
