After nine years serving in various roles at the Brothers of Mercy Foundation in Clarence, Nancy Gugino comes downtown to oversee the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. As executive director, Gugino is responsible for the team that oversees the Upon This Rock capital campaign, awards grants, plans events, and manages the donor […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Inspired by physician-reporter partnerships used by major news organizations, the Jandoli Institute at St. Bonaventure has launched a hybrid journalism project in which professors from different disciplines will partner with faculty from the Jandoli School of Communication to develop and produce news stories. “The trend toward doctor-reporter hybrids generated little attention outside the news […]
As I write, war between Russia and Ukraine is dangerously close. I hope and pray that as you read this, war has not become a reality. War between Russia and Ukraine will be a total disaster. Many mostly young combatants on all sides will lie dead. Countless innocent children, women and elderly will have their […]
The Adult Faith Formation Committee of Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo is pleased to announce that the third lecture in the Catherine M. and Paul W. Beltz Lecture Series of “Church on Fire: Stay With Us!” will occur on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church, 1029 Delaware Ave. Father Thomas Slon, […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University has received a $400,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation that will support the critical profession of nursing through innovation in education, funded research, and community partnerships to advance public health in the city of Niagara Falls, in Niagara County, and throughout Western New York. Funding will be used to enhance […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo has announced the members of its Appeal 2022 leadership team which include Thomas Beecher Jr. and Nancy Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D. as general chairs, Adam Sumlin, Ph.D. as vice chair, Kevin Gannon as parish division chair, Kevin Brayer and Daniel Mecca as corporate division chairs, and Laurie Brown-Croyts-Alford as community division chair. With […]
Canisius High School has earned accreditation by the New York State Association of Independent Schools, Canisius High School President Father David S. Ciancimino, SJ, announced. NYSAIS deemed that Canisius fulfilled the accreditation requirements for an independent school following an in-depth self-study that included an exhaustive internal and external examination of all aspects of the school […]
The Virtual Diocesan Youth Conference is returning this year with the theme “Through Him, With Him, In Him.” National speaker and musician Steve Angrisano will serve as keynote speaker for the evening program. Some may recognize Angrisano from his two appearances at Diocesan Youth Convention. The Saturday, March 5 event begins at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral where […]
Lisa Benzer really knows the ABC’s of religious instruction. As the new director of Faith Formation for the Diocese of Buffalo, she will focus on adoration to God, building bridges, and curating good programing with parish leaders. Benzer has gained more than nine years of experience from serving as religious education coordinator at Our Mother […]
Sister Laurenita Zogby, a longtime elementary educator, died at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence, Clarence on Jan. 28, 2022, after months of declining health. She was 95. The daughter of George and Lillian (Worden) Zogby, Helen was born in Utica, Feb. 10, 1926. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in January 1948 and […]
