Cardiologists Drs. Joseph Gelormini and Nadeem Haq, at left, and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Stephen Downing take time for a photo with 99-year-old Joan LaDuca, a former TAVR patient, who joined them to celebrate the 500th TAVR performed at the Heart Center at Mercy Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Mercy Hospital) Ninety-nine-year-old Joan LaDuca, a grateful former […]
Catholic Health’s long-term care facilities have been ranked in the top tiers of best performing facilities in New York state, as measured by the State Department of Health’s Nursing Home Quality Initiative, an annual quality and performance evaluation project to improve the quality of care for residents in Medicaid–certified nursing facilities across the state. Father Baker Manor, […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father David J. Borowiak, a retired priest of the diocese, began serving as temporary administrator of Resurrection Parish in Cheektowaga on Sept. 1. Father John E. Stanton, pastor of St. John XXIII Parish in West Seneca, has been given the additional responsibility of temporary parish administrator […]
Eva Hassett, executive director, International Institute of Buffalo, introduces members of the Western New York Refugee and Asylee Consortium, who will work to welcome and resettle Afghan evacuees. (Photo by Patrick J. Buechi) An influx of 50,000 Afghan evacuees are expected to be coming into the United States over the next six months. About 350 […]
Father Moses Ikuelogbon (from left), Father Paul Williams, and Father Denning Achidi concelebrate a Revival Mass with Bishop Michael W. Fisher (center, without mask) at St. Martin de Porress Parish in Buffalo. (Photo by Richard Clark) The diocesan African American Catholic Commission continues to thrive, even during the pandemic, through virtual means of communication. The […]
Kettney Francois poses outside the remains of St. Famille du Toirac Church in Toirac, Haiti, Aug. 16. Francois was trampled in a frantic stampede of people trying to escape after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit during a funeral Mass at the church. (CNS photo/Laura Gottesdiener, Reuters) Getting emergency supplies and aid into the Haiti region […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has announced his recent appoints. Father Joseph Rogliano will have the additional responsibility as temporary administrator of Assumption Parish in Buffalo, effective Sept. 1. Father Rogliano is currently pastor of St. Mark and St. Rose of Lima parishes in Buffalo, as well as coordinator of the Priests Personnel Board. Father Peter […]
Cheryl Calire, director of the Office of Pastoral Ministries, which oversees the Mother Teresa Home, speaks about the murals painted on the outbuildings on the East Side campus. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Mother Teresa Home is Cheryl Calire’s own Field of Dreams. She spent four years convincing people if they built it, people would […]
The Kenmore Mercy Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021 Tribute to Angels honorees. Joseph A. Ralabate, MD, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award while Eric J. Koch, DO, and Michael S. Gough, MD, will receive the Sister Mary Mechtilde Memorial Award. New in 2021 is the Angel of Care Award, which will celebrate the […]
With the start of a new school year right around the corner, the team of in-school social workers with Catholic Charities of Buffalo are sharing tips for parents and caregivers who may have a child who is anxious about stepping back into the classroom. “Returning to school as the Covid-19 pandemic continues is stressful for many students […]
