St. Mary’s High School held its 2020 graduation in a big way. By big, we’re talking 60-foot-wide movie screens. The Lancaster high school was able to gather for graduation by prerecording the commencement speeches as well as tributes to the senior students, then playing the movie at the drive-in. The 112 graduates and their families […]
Sister Mary McCarrick, OSF, asked God to guide her on how she could continue to help through her ministry. God answered with a phone call. Sister Mary is the former diocesan director of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and served in that position from 2010 through 2018. After her retirement from Catholic Charities, she served locally […]
The Western New York Catholic newspaper has brought the news of the Diocese of Buffalo into the homes of the faithful for over 150 years. In 1871, the Catholic Union and Times began publication under Buffalo’s second bishop, Stephen Ryan, CM. The paper changed its name in 1964 to the Magnificat and then became the […]
When President Trump declared houses of worship to be “essential,” the first question everybody had was, “When will my parish open?” The simple answer is, when the pastor says so. Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to let churches open in New York state on June 6, tweeting, “The metrics and health data across the state are […]
BALTIMORE — Amid a global food crisis – made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic – Catholic Relief Services launched a new campaign aimed at engaging Catholic communities across the United States to support efforts that address global hunger. “Lead the Way on Hunger,” kicked off May 14 and is a multiyear effort that calls on […]
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger has appointed Sister Mary McCarrick, OSF, as chief operating officer of the Diocese of Buffalo. Sister Mary was formerly the Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities of Buffalo from 2010 through 2018. “We’re delighted to welcome Sister Mary McCarrick, a person of long accomplishment, superior administrative capabilities and uncommon insight, as we […]
With very little warning all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Buffalo were temporarily closed March 17 due to an outbreak of the coronavirus. This forced schools to rethink how they educate their students. One school, Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School, decided to simply end the school year early after seeing that the South Buffalo […]
The Coronavirus has caused an unprecedented reaction through the world. Entire countries are experiencing lockdowns with people told to stay at home. Popular tourist attractions are shut down. Photographs of empty streets and deserted hot spots fill the internet. Essential workers, such as pharmacists, bankers and cooks still go into the office, but nonessential workers […]
HAMBURG — The Hilbert College community outpaced last year’s totals for its Giving Day fundraiser, with more than $56,000 coming from nearly 200 donors to help the college carry out its mission. Alumni, students, family members, faculty, staff and friends of Hilbert supported the college’s new Franciscan Student Resources Fund to help current and future […]
Following an extensive review process, St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore – the first Roman Catholic seminary in the United States – has been selected by the Diocese of Buffalo for the academic and spiritual formation program for its seminarians, beginning in the fall of 2020. “St. Mary’s Seminary, operated by the Society of […]
