ROME — In a significant departure from previous synods, Pope Francis adopted the final document of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday, forgoing the traditional apostolic exhortation in favor of direct implementation of the assembly’s conclusions. The 52-page document, approved by 355 synod members in attendance, outlines substantial proposals for Church renewal. The proposals include […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY – Niagara University was again recognized for its commitment to sustainability and fostering a culture of environmental responsibility by The Princeton Review. The education services company features NU among the 511 colleges profiled in the new 2025 edition of its online resource “The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges.” Niagara earned a “Green […]
Trocaire College, a private, Catholic college providing a pathway for students to build careers of achievement and lives of purpose, announced that Joyce Markiewicz, president and CEO of Catholic Health, will be the distinguished speaker for Trocaire’s 72nd commencement on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts. A […]
High school seniors from local Catholic high schools gathered at St. Joseph Cathedral for a special Mass. Bishop Michael W. Fisher, joined by educators and youth ministers on the altar, welcomed the students on Oct. 23. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · October 23, 2024 – St. Joseph Cathedral hosts 12th Grade Mass Bishop […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Dr. Regine Chung, assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Niagara University, was recognized with the Student Research Award by the Association for Play Therapy during its annual international conference in Atlanta, Oct. 15-20. Chung received the honor for her study of the substantive impact of Child-Centered Play Therapy on the […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher continued the tradition of inviting eighth grade students to St. Joseph Cathedral for a special Mass specifically for them. Twenty-four Catholic schools filled up the cathedral on Oct. 22, the feast day of St. John Paul II. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · October 22, 2024 – Diocese hosts annual […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis canonized 14 new saints on Sunday, including a father of eight and Franciscan friars killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith and convert to Islam. In a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 20, the pope declared three 19th-century founders of religious orders and the 11 “Martyrs […]
Those gathered for the fourth annual Cultural Diversity Celebration heard an impromptu speech from one of the award recipients. Father Frederick Hinton, the first episcopal vicar to the Catholic Central City ministries of Buffalo, spoke on the root of the Catholic faith – the Eucharist. A priest for 54 years with ministries that served Blacks, […]
Our Lady of the Angels Province Minister Provincial Father Michael Heine, OFM Conv., will be the principal celebrant for a memorial Mass for Father Joseph Benicewicz, OFM Conv., at 12 noon, on Sunday, Oct. 27, at St. Francis High Schools’ Alumni Hall Theatre, 4129 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg. St. Francis President Father Matthew Foley, OFM […]
SWORMVILLE — If you were to ask St. Mary School Swormville students what their favorite day of the school year is , one of their most likely answers would be “Marathon Day”! Organized by the school’s Home School Association and completely run by parent volunteers, the Sister Sheila Memorial Marathon is a fun fitness activity […]
