The works of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Cyber Apostle of the Holy Eucharist, is coming to St. Gregory the Great Parish. The Williamsville parish will hold an exhibition of Blessed Carlo’s life’s work and display a relic for veneration. Blessed Carlo died of leukemia at the age of 15 in 2006. This millennial was known […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Western New York Chamber Orchestra with conductor Glen Cortese and acclaimed Hammerfluegel (fortepiano) soloist Daniel Adam Maltz will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. This is the second concert of the 2023-2024 Friends of Good Music performance season. Maltz, based […]
Good news and joy abounded at the annual Curé of Ars Award banquet. Two pillars of the diocese received well-deserved recognition, the Vocations director gave a hopeful report, and someone walked away with a Josh Allen jersey. The Oct. 5 event, sponsored by the Foundation for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, honored those who […]
Reflecting on the worsening climate change crisis in the eight years since he wrote his environmental encyclical letter “Laudato Si’”–concerning the urgent importance of caring for our common earth-home – Pope Francis laments, “I have realized that our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be […]
LACKAWANNA — Mrs. O’Connell’s eighth-grade class at OLV Elementary School wrote this prayer to help celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Victory. Each teacher at OLV Elementary School is having their class write prayers for upcoming holidays and holy days.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & Diocesan Shrine in Bowmansville has been hosting an exhibit of Blessed Carlo Acutis, known as the Cyber Apostle of the Holy Eucharist. Just 15 when he passed away in 2006, the English-born Italian was known for documenting Eucharistic miracles and the approved Marian apparitions and cataloging them on his […]
Staring down into pews filled with black-robed judges, the Hon. Acea Mosey spoke about loneliness. The Erie County Surrogate court judge offered her remarks during the Red Mass on Oct. 5. The annual Red Mass sponsored by the St. Thomas More Guild was held at St. Joseph Cathedral, and honored lawyers, judges, law clerks and […]
TONAWANDA — When Austin Abel was eight years old, his birthday gift wish included a drag racing car, not a toy, but a full-blown car since he had already chosen his future career as a drag racing driver. Austin, a freshman at Cardinal O’Hara High School, said his dad took him to Lancaster Speedway to […]
An extreme need for quality medical care in eastern Niagara County has been filled with the upcoming opening of the new Lockport Memorial Hospital scheduled to open its doors to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 8 a.m. A blessing and dedication ceremony hosted by Catholic Health on the property at 6100 Shimer Drive […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — As part of its celebration of Vincentian Heritage Week, Niagara University recognized four individuals who exemplify the charity and mission of its patron, St. Vincent de Paul, at its annual convocation, held in the Alumni Chapel on Sept. 28, 2023. This year’s honorees were Esmeralda Sierra, vice president of the Hispanic Heritage […]
