The parish council of Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo is pleased to announce that the Blessed Sacrament Campus will be featured as one of the stops on Explore Buffalo’s Twilight Tour of Mansions on Delaware. This popular tour will take place on Wednesday, June 11, from 5-9 p.m. Tickets are required to participate on the […]
WASHINGTON — While Christianity remained the largest global religion from 2010 to 2020, the latest Pew Research study found that followers of Islam outpaced every world religion in population over the course of the decade. The recently released report, “How the Global Religious Landscape Changed from 2010 to 2020,” includes data from over 2,700 sources, […]
WASHINGTON — Christians must not attempt to live out the promises of Christ alone, Pope Leo XIV told a delegation of 250 people in Rome for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities. Organized by the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life, the annual meeting of moderators of associations of the […]
Today, the Diocese of Buffalo hosted the first in a weeklong series of vicariate meetings to share details on the Chapter 11 settlement allocation methodology with parish leadership, including all clergy, trustees, business managers and chairpersons of the finance and parish councils. At these meetings, parish leaders will be provided an overview of the proposed […]
Catholic Charities is now accepting applicants for its C-Tech, Introduction to Telecommunications, class. This 12-week, hands-on technology training program offers nationally recognized certifications in telecommunications, network cabling for copper and fiber optics, and 5G systems, along with grounding and bonding. Classes begin June 30 and run Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
Msgr. James F. Campbell, who served as the longtime rector of St. Joseph Cathedral under three bishops, died June 4, 2025. Born in South Buffalo on Sept, 9, 1930, the son of James E. Campbell and Mildred (Sutton) Campbell studied at Buffalo State Teacher’s College during the start of the Korean War. Not wanting to […]
For a second consecutive year, an independent auditor has concluded – after a comprehensive and transparent audit of the Diocese of Buffalo – that the diocese is compliant with each of the 29 commitments which memorialize child-protection policies in the diocese. The diocese agreed to these commitments with the New York Office of the Attorney […]
In 1928, Father Joseph Steiger, a priest at St. Joseph’s in Earling, Iowa, was approached with an urgent concern. A 46-year-old woman named Emma Schmidt was experiencing blackouts, aversions to holy objects, and other terrible afflictions. After years of extensive psychiatric treatment provided no relief, Schmidt’s priest suggested an exorcism. Father Theophilus Riesinger, a Capuchin […]
WASHINGTON — Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. “The pope made an appeal for Russia to take a gesture that would favor peace, emphasizing the importance of dialogue to create positive contacts between the parties and seek solutions to the conflict,” Holy See Press Office Director […]
NEW YORK — In the Archdiocese of New York, where ordinations to the priesthood have sharply declined in recent decades, a new initiative is seeking to rekindle vocations. Launched this spring, “Called By Name” is the archdiocese’s latest attempt to spark interest in the priesthood. “Only two men applied to seminary last year to be […]
