Buffalo, NY – Mercy Hospital of Buffalo has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-2021 Best Hospitals list for Heart Surgery and Cardiology, rated “High Performing” for Heart Bypass Surgery, Aortic Valve Surgery, and Heart Failure Care. “This prestigious national recognition signals to our patients and community that they are receiving some of […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whether or not they raised a glass of bubbly as the new year made its debut, many people around the world were convinced that 2021 had to be better than 2020 was. Pope Francis, leading the recitation of the Angelus Jan. 3, had a simple-sounding idea for how to make that […]
Second grader Daniel Mayfield of St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore has put a recent lesson on ‘stewardship’ into action with a ‘Coats for Kids’ drive. “In November, my teacher, Miss (Madison) Coburn taught us that stewardship is caring for the gifts that God has given us,” explains Mayfield. “And since people are the greatest gifts […]
To help Catholic Charities’ nine food pantries meet the increased need this holiday season, Mollenberg-Betz Inc., a Western New York-based mechanical contractor, and their employees donated 570 hams at the Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry & Outreach located at 75 Caldwell Place, Lackawanna on Dec. 17. Mollenberg-Betz gives their 200 employees a ham each Christmas, […]
The Diocese of Syracuse is taking their annual priestly Discernment Retreat digital this year by conducting a daylong session via Zoom. The virtual conference will gather young men from across the state who are considering a call to the priesthood. Dynamic talks on the priesthood will be delivered by vocation directors from Syracuse, Ogdensburg and […]
NEW YORK — On Dec. 9, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced that the $226 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund is moving to divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025 and decarbonize by 2040. New York’s announcement is the biggest leap forward worldwide on climate finance action in 2020, […]
KENMORE — The tradition of giving back continues this year for the Ellwood Fire Company, which provided St. John the Baptist’s Outreach Food Pantry with a check for $750. The pantry currently serves more than 40 families through food distribution every Wednesday between 1 and 2 p.m. The check was presented by Firefighter Mike Iannello to […]
Catholic Relief Services, which carries out the commitment of the United States bishops to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas, has branched out to incorporate diocesan and parish branches into its mission. The Diocese of Buffalo has joined with its own chapter of a dozen or so people who will incorporate the two feet of […]
The parishes of the Diocese of Buffalo will hold the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection this weekend, Dec. 12-13. Please visit Share in the care site to make an online donation anytime. In 1988, Catholic bishops of the United States launched the Retirement Fund for Religious to address the significant lack of retirement funding […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Anyone who thinks eternal life will be boring should ask a couple in love whether they want that love to endure forever, said the preacher of the papal household. Human beings are “finite beings capable of the infinite, mortal beings with an innate yearning for immortality,” said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, offering […]
