For the second year in a row, Catholic Charities is hosting a socks and undergarment drive to benefit school-age kids and teenagers in pre-K through 12th grade throughout Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Donations of new, unopened packages of socks and underwear are being collected now through Aug. 12. All colors and sizes from children to adult are needed. […]
The diocesan Department of Pastoral Ministries will present a pastoral plan for the Pro-Life community now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Bishop Michael W. Fisher will offer his remarks along with Cheryl Calire, executive director of Pastoral Ministries. Alexis N. Carra-Tracey, Esq., an attorney at the Archdiocese of New York, will appear via […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said he plans to name two women to the committee that helps him choose bishops for the world’s Latin-rite dioceses. In an interview July 2 with the Reuters news agency, the pope seemed to indicate the women would be members, not consultants or staff members, of the Dicastery for […]
CHICAGO (CNS) — Saying he watched “in horror” news reports in the aftermath of a mass shooting during a suburban Fourth of July parade, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for the victims. Authorities said seven people died – five on the parade route and two later in the hospital – and 30 […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the Supreme Court ruled June 24 that there is no constitutional right to abortion, the historic decision came a day before what would have been the 98th birthday of Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life. The march – which Gray, a Texas-born government lawyer, founded in 1974 to mark […]
Father Philip Walter Brady, a priest from the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who resided in Buffalo for the last 12 years, passed away on June 22, 2022. He was 103 years old. Father Brady was born in Rochester on Sept. 16, 1918, the son of Philip and Dorothy Brady. Father Brady attended St. Mark School […]
The Diocese of Buffalo is excited to announce a new set of activities and sports for its elementary schools. Starting this fall, students will be able to participate in bowling, flag football, golf, kickball and math competitions in addition to the regularly scheduled girls volleyball and coed cross country seasons. In the winter, students will […]
The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade seems like a victory for the pro-life community. But instead of being a time to celebrate, it is a time to refocus attention on how best to serve women with unexpected pregnancies. The Mother Teresa Home opened doors to residents in 2016. The East Side building, formerly the […]
It is with gratitude and anticipation that I relate to you that the Diocese of Buffalo Synod team has finished phase I of our project with the completion of listening sessions and submission of our report to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. A special thank you to Carrie Frank and Deacon Don Weigel […]
Abortion is no longer a constitutional “right” in the United States! “The U.S. Supreme Court has correctly and courageously reversed Roe v. Wade and restored a future full of hope for Americans of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs. No more will the national fiction of abortion violence be perpetuated as if it could be a constitutional right. After nearly […]
