While others carry their own crosses or the burdens of the past, Father Matt Nycz openly carried hope in the form of the Eucharist. On Corpus Christi Sunday, the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish walked the streets of his Tonawanda neighborhood in an individual Corpus Christi procession with Eucharist in the monstrance. “Although this was […]
With unexpected financial need growing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canisius High School community stepped up to help during the school’s online Day of Caring fundraiser on May 28. Nearly 400 donors raised more than $111,000 to help the school carry out its mission and provide tuition support so that no student […]
Race riots and civil unrest date back to Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion in 1931. Buffalo was the spot of one of 159 riots that swept cities during the “Long Hot Summer of 1967,” when a group of African-American teens, frustrated by mistreatment by white government and police forces, broke car and store windows through William […]
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger has appointed Father Kevin Creagh, CM, to the newly created position of vicar for Evangelization and Ministerial Formation. Father Creagh, who has served as president/rector of Christ the King Seminary for the past year, has a long history in education and formation. “Father Kevin’s zeal for cultivating and nurturing the call […]
BALTIMORE — Amid a global food crisis – made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic – Catholic Relief Services launched a new campaign aimed at engaging Catholic communities across the United States to support efforts that address global hunger. “Lead the Way on Hunger,” kicked off May 14 and is a multiyear effort that calls on supporters […]
Father Francis Schimscheiner, OSFS, died peacefully in Toledo, on May 7, 2020, following a long illness. He was 83 years old. Father Schimscheiner was born in Niagara Falls and upon graduation from Bishop Duffy High School, entered the Oblates of St. Francis deSales and was ordained a priest on Feb. 6, 1965. Father Schimscheiner spent […]
Msgr Edward J. Scanlan, a Priest for the Diocese of Buffalo for 67 years passed away on May 11, 2020. He was 92. Born May 13, 1928, in Batavia, he attended St. Peter’s Grammar School and LeRoy High School in LeRoy. He was ordained on May 30, 1953 and was assigned to San Juan, Porto […]
Sister Mary Juanita Nowak, CSSF, 78, a Felician Sister for 60 years, died at Blessed Mary Angela Convent, Buffalo, on May 6, 2020. The former Barbara Nowak was born Feb. 2, 1942, in Buffalo, and was a member of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish. She entered the Buffalo Province of the Felician Sisters on June […]
Father William C. McGarry, pastor emeritus of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Niagara Falls, died on May 13, 2020, at the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Home in Lewiston. Born in Carnegie, Pa., Father McGarry lived in Niagara Falls and graduated from Niagara University and Our Lady of Angels Seminary. He was ordained in […]
Sister Mary Fidelma Kakol, 101, a Felician Sister for 83 years, died in the Blessed Mary Angela Convent, Buffalo, on May 11, 2020. The former Sophie Kakol was born Oct. 15, 1918, in Olean, where she was a member of Transfiguration Parish. She entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Province of the Felician Sisters in […]
