Bishop Michael W. Fisher will be the main celebrant in the Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb this Sunday, May 5 at St. Joseph Cathedral. This Mass will include a special blessing for unborn children and their expectant parents. The congregation will also pray for couples who are hoping for the […]
More than 60 boys and girls from parishes throughout the Diocese of Buffalo were presented with medals at the annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards Mass, held Saturday, April 27 at St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo. While Bishop Michael W. Fisher was the lead celebrant of the Mass, it was Father David Baker, director of […]
Students from SS. Peter & Paul School in Williamsville presented a check to the Kevin Guest House on April 26. The funds came from the spare change the students collected at school every day. Mary McIntyre, art teacher, thanked the students and staff of the school for their support of the effort. “Seeing these little […]
SWORMVILLE — Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated yearly on April 22 to demonstrate support worldwide for environmental protection. St. Mary School students completed several special projects to mark the occasion through the week. Grade 3 enjoyed getting creative to complete some beautiful Earth Day paintings, while Grade 2 pledged to conserve resources, recycle […]
Cheryl Calire called it “Lucky 13.” The 13th annual St. Gianna Molla Banquet will be Calire’s last as she is transferring reins of the Respect Life Office to Cheryl Zielin-Ersing. Looking out into the crowd of 320 that packed Classics V in Amherst on April 25, Calire said she knew each person in the room […]
After a January snowstorm forced a delay, the 2024 Pro-Vita Awards Mass finally took place. Ten people, who have worked in big and small ways to protect all human life, received honors on April 25 at St. Christopher Parish in Tonawanda. Bishop Michael W. Fisher, main celebrant of the Mass, congratulated and thanked the recipients. […]
With over 34,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza – 14,000 of them children – hospitals bombed, churches attacked – including Holy Family Catholic Church – elementary schools and universities destroyed, water and sanitation facilities demolished, ambulance and medical aid convoys fired upon, I ask what else could all of this non-stop Israeli military carnage be called […]
The Feb. 6 Catholic education lunch raised $183,000 to support students attending local Catholic elementary and high schools. That’s a 63 percent increase over last year’s proceeds. Nancy Gugino, director of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocesan of Buffalo which sponsored the event, expected no more than a typical 10 percent increase over the […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University’s Kiernan Recreation Center will welcome more than 200 Special Olympians and their families on April 27 as the host of the Special Olympics New York’s Western Regional Basketball Tournament. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and concludes with team and skills awards. “I am very humbled […]