WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although many pro-life groups immediately reacted positively to the news that the majority of Supreme Court justices seem set to overturn the court’s Roe v. Wade decision, some tempered their reaction with a continued call for more advocacy while others kept a wait-and-see approach until the court issues its opinion in the […]
Sister Mary Raymond Heckler died at Mercy Center, Buffalo, on April 29, 2022. She was 79 years old. Born Mary Lou Heckler in South Buffalo, Nov. 10, 1942, to Floyd and Elizabeth (Griffin) Heckler, she attended St. Teresa Elementary School and was taught by the Sisters of Mercy. On Sept. 8, 1961, she entered the […]
Our Lady of Pompeii will hold their final Faith-Enrichment Series presentation with an hour of contemporary Christian and original music highlighting God’s sense of humor led by Mary Palmer, director of music for the Lancaster parish. Palmer promises opportunities for prayer and meditation throughout the night. “It’s meant to reach people in a raw level,” […]
A week before Mother’s Day, Bishop Michael W. Fisher said he would celebrate a second Mother’s Day – one for expectant mothers. The May 1 Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral included the rite for the blessing of a child in the womb. “I’m not sure about that term (expectant mother),” the bishop mused. “I know expecting […]
With an opening procession of 36 lay people representing the newly-forming families of parishes in the diocese, the Diocese of Buffalo’s 175th Anniversary Mass held Sunday afternoon on May 1 kicked off a yearlong list of activities to commemorate its founding by Pope Pius IX in 1847. Bishop Michael W. Fisher, concelebrants retired Buffalo Bishop […]
Father Joseph P. Janaczek, pastor of Our Lady of Loreto Parish, Falconer, and St. Patrick Parish, Randolph, died April 29, 2022. Father Janaczek was born June 15, 1945, in Buffalo, to Joseph and Amelia (Gruszka) Janaczek. He attended Queen of Peace School in Buffalo, graduating in 1959. He graduated from Bishop Turner High School, also […]
Notre Dame Academy in South Buffalo will be host to many different camps this summer. Camps are broken down into age groups ranging from 3 to 14. These weeklong camps begin at the end of June and run through the middle of August. Breakfast and lunch are provided at no extra cost and each camper […]
What started in a small room at the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s central office in 2009 has grown to a ministry that covers four counties and serves more than 1,700 families a year. The Gianna Molla Outreach Pregnancy Center serves families by providing material, emotional and spiritual support to mothers, fathers and families in need […]
“Please, please, let us not get used to war! Let us all commit ourselves to imploring peace, from our balconies and in our streets! Peace!” Thus proclaimed Pope Francis in his Easter message“Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”). “May the leaders of nations hear people’s plea for peace,” he urged. “May they […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic leadership should not neglect climate change in favor of social issues including abortion, a Georgetown University panel concluded April 27 in an online discussion about how to apply Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.” Anna Robertson, director of youth and young adult mobilization at Catholic […]
