NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Accounting students from Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration and members of its Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi will again provide members of the Niagara Falls community free tax preparation assistance through the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which offers free tax help for low to moderate […]
(Pope Francis has invited the worldwide Church to journey together in a synod to think about how the future Church needs to serve its people. This is the second of three articles taking a look at our own diocesan synod document, how it relates to documents around the country and around the world, and where […]
Looking for more fulfillment or a way to make the world a little better in the new year? Catholic Charities of Buffalo is seeking volunteers to make a difference in the life of an older adult through its Home Visitation and Friendly Phones programs in Genesee and Orleans counties. Both programs depend on dedicated volunteers […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo has announced the members of its Appeal 2023 leadership team which include Adam Sumlin, Ph.D. as chair, Kevin Gannon as vice chair, Kevin Brayer and Daniel Mecca as corporate division chairs, and Laurie Brown-Croyts-Alford as community division chair. Sumlin, who served as vice chair for Appeal 2022 and as parish chair […]
U.S. News & World Report, a leading national authority on hospital rankings and consumer advice, named Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and Sisters of Charity of Hospital Best Hospitals for Maternity Care for 2022-2023. Of the 300 hospitals that received the high performing designation, only nine are from New York state, with both Mercy and Sisters […]
Catholic Charities is celebrating its centennial in 2023, while holding its 99th annual appeal. This year’s goal, announced Jan. 5, is $9.5 million. That’s the same goal which was set and met in 2022. But while the goal remains unchanged from the previous year, officials formally launching the 2023 Appeal say the public’s need has […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher, Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo has released the following statement on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI…. We honor and celebrate the memory of Pope Benedict XVI who served so long and well the Church he loved intensely as a true “Servant of the Servants of God.” His keen […]
For the safety of all and to continue to support blizzard clean-up efforts, Catholic Charities sites in Erie and Niagara Counties will not be open through Friday, Dec. 30. However, services will operate remotely to the extent possible. Offices in Cattaraugus, Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming Counties are open for in-person service. Chautauqua County offices are […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — The holidays will be a little happier for those living on the margins of society, thanks to the students in Niagara University’s Student Nurses Association. The group has been collecting canned goods, blankets, toiletries and personal hygiene products that they will donate to Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc., at the end […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a live morning broadcast on Twitter Dec. 18, Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said he was not told directly by the Vatican that he has been laicized. “I haven’t received any communication from the Vatican, I haven’t seen anything,” he said. “I’m not even being told about […]
