A Catholic faith-and-family-friendly production company in Hollywood, California, Family Theater Productions, has signed a deal with PBS Plus to distribute the company’s half-hour film on a Native American girl who used basketball as a ticket to college and giving back to her people. “Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer” is from Emmy, Gabriel and Christopher Award-winning […]
Msgr. Dino Lorenzetti, the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s oldest priest, was laid to rest July 17 following a funeral Mass at St. John the Baptist Church, Kenmore. Bishop Michael W. Fisher was the principal celebrant of the Mass that saw a standing room only church honor both the priest and man who meant so much […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University’s Office of Violence Prevention and Education was established in March 2022 with a three-year, $300,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Since then, it has distinguished itself both on campus and in the larger community for its effective violence prevention programs and has […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released the 2022 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The report is based on the audit findings of StoneBridge Business Partners, a specialty consulting firm headquartered […]
A Memorial Mass was celebrated July 15 at St. Joseph Cathedral to honor the legacy of Father Joseph Bayne, OFM Conv., who passed away suddenly June 23 in Chicago. Father Bayne moved to Buffalo in 1989 where he began his ministry at The Franciscan Center, a transitional housing program for runaway and homeless young men […]
St. Anthony Parish in Fredonia held a beautiful ceremony for a beautiful monument for a terrible cause. The Pro-Life Committee of Chautauqua County organized a special Mass to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Shrine to the Unborn on July 17. The shrine recognizes lives lost to abortion. “I hope I’m not talking out of […]
SWORMVILLE — For 174 years, St. Mary’s Church community in the hamlet of Swormville, nestled on Transit Road in East Amherst, has held an annual picnic. This year’s event, held July 22 and 23, will be the 12th picnic weekend to include the Chowder Chase 5K Run/3K Walk. Held on Saturday at 7 p.m., the […]
A new wave of memories came flooding back with each person entering Camp Turner. With each handshake and hug, alumni campers spanning seven decades became kids again, enjoying camp fires, hikes and each other. As Camp Turner, the only Catholic summer camp serving Western New York celebrated its 100th anniversary, nearly 200 campers, counselors and […]
“We are living at a crucial moment for humanity, in which peace seems to give way to war. Conflicts are growing, and stability is increasingly put at risk. We are experiencing a third world war fought piecemeal, which, as time passes, seems to become ever more widespread,” warned Pope Francis to members of the United […]
WASHINGTON — In reaction to the news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive, Opill, to be dispensed over the counter, Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth, commented: “This action by a government entity […]
