For some, it was the right time. Candidates and catechumens took another step toward full communion with the Catholic Church by participating in the Rite of Election. The Feb. 18 ceremony at St. Joseph Cathedral saw nearly 150 names being entered into the Book of the Elect. The Rite of Election closes the period of […]
Catholic Charities of Buffalo is looking for both older adults and volunteers to participate in its Telephone Assurance Program (TAP). This free service provides regular telephone calls from caring volunteers to adults with disabilities or those over 60 who have limited ability to leave their home to check on their well-being and offer an opportunity […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY – Accounting students from Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration and members of its Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi will again provide members of the Niagara Falls community free tax preparation assistance through the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which offers free tax help for low to moderate […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from St. Bonaventure University are now eligible for automatic acceptance into the Ph.D. in chemistry program at the University at Buffalo. It is the second such agreement with a doctoral chemistry program signed by St. Bonaventure. In September 2023, St. Bonaventure entered into […]
Father Joseph Fifagrowicz, a retired priest who served the Diocese of Buffalo for almost 62 years, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Father Fifagrowicz was born March 18, 1937, in Buffalo to George and Anna Fifagrowicz, and educated at Assumption School in Buffalo, the Minor Seminary in Buffalo, and St. Mary’s College, Orchard Lake, Michigan. He […]
St. Andrew Parish and its grammar school, St. Andrew Country Day School, in the Town of Tonawanda, will close on or before June 30, the Diocese of Buffalo has announced. The parish and the school have been plagued by financial challenges over the last few years, and in recent months, the financial crisis reached an […]
In honor of Father Nelson Baker’s birthday, the students of OLV School in Lackawanna put together this video to which the founder of their school a happy day. From his ordination in 1876 until his death in 1936, Father Baker served the needy of Buffalo and Lackawanna. He was known at the “Padre of the […]
Some current conversations about American History are contentious, especially when they focus on the experiences of African Americans. American citizens can make the honest claim that they did not create the structures or foundations in the United States that perpetuate human strife because of racial differences. Moreover, they can also make a strong argument that […]
Ash Wednesday arrived with Cupid this year. The beginning of the Lenten season coincided with Valentine’s Day. But the latter holiday didn’t prevent Catholics from embarking on their journey of spiritual preparedness and inner reflection, in advance of the Paschal Triduum and Easter. Bishop Michael W. Fisher celebrated Mass on the morning of Ash Wednesday […]
OLV National Shrine & Basilica is proud to announce WGRZ-TV will air a special Father Nelson Baker episode of “They Might be Saints” on Friday, Feb. 16 (Father Baker’s birthday) at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 18 at 11:30 a.m. The production includes interviews with Msgr. Paul J.E. Burkard, former pastor of OLV; Msgr. David […]
