TONAWANDA — Cardinal O’Hara High School celebrated the accomplishment of freshmen Kyla Hayes and Akyra Starks, who spent a recent weekend rehearsing and performing with the Erie County Music Educators’ Association and the Junior High North All-County SATB Chorus. This festival comprises the top student musicians from Erie County public and private schools who are […]
Our Lady of Peace Parish in Clarence is offering a four-day Lenten Parish Retreat as part of the celebration of their 100th year of founding as a parish. Father George Knab, OMI, will conduct the Retreat with sessions at 7 p.m. on March 27- 30. The theme of the retreat is Rosary Renewal. St. John Paul II wrote of the rosary’s capacity […]
Trocaire College President Bassam M. Deeb, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York (CICU) board of trustees for a three-year term. CICU has served as the collective voice of New York’s independent sector for nearly seven decades. Comprised of 110 members that enroll 40 percent of college […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — A man whose life had “hit rock bottom” and now serves as inspiration will be the keynote speaker at a special event for the occupational therapy community of Western New York. OT students, faculty and practitioners from area colleges and health care providers are invited to “Living Lives of Purpose” from 4 […]
KENMORE — Mount St. Mary Academy is proud to release the names of its honor roll students for the second marking period of the 2021-2022 school year. Congratulations to all the students. First honors for grade 9 Lily Cook, Diana DeAngelo, Taylor Zajac, Natalie Wroblewski, Margaret Nguyen, Isabella Moore, Kendra Allen, Norah Carroll, Aubrey Collins, […]
WELLSVILLE — Mayor Randy Shayler visited Immaculate Conception School of Allegany County during Catholic Schools Week to officially proclaim Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, as Immaculate Conception School Day in Wellsville. Bishop Michael W. Fisher and Dr. Tim Uhl, secretary of Catholic Education, met the mayor and Father James Hartwell, canonical administrator, during their tour of […]
St. Christopher School celebrated Catholic Schools Week and the upcoming Olympics with the same gusto. With a theme of “Go For the Gold,” each of the classrooms decorated their classrooms based upon a country of their choice. The opening ceremony took place on Monday, led with a prayer and a welcome by a couple of eighth graders, […]
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Father John S. Bonnici and Father Joseph A. Espaillat as auxiliary bishops of New York. The appointments were publicized in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 25, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Bishop-elect Bonnici is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York and has served […]
Although his life ended tragically in 1968, the goals of Martin Luther King Jr. still motivate the many people of faith who wish for peace in the world. Rev. King’s mission was examined during a special Mass on Jan. 16, at Blessed Trinity Parish in Buffalo. Althea Porter, a member of the diocesan African American […]
Tom Coppola, a 2001 Canisius High School graduate who has spent the last 14 years at the school as an administrator and faculty member, has been named principal and executive vice president for academics at Canisius High School, Canisius President Father David S. Ciancimino, SJ, announced. Coppola has been the dean of students at Canisius […]
