With very little warning all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Buffalo were temporarily closed March 17 due to an outbreak of the coronavirus. This forced schools to rethink how they educate their students. One ...
The Coronavirus has caused an unprecedented reaction through the world. Entire countries are experiencing lockdowns with people told to stay at home. Popular tourist attractions are shut down. Photographs of empty streets and deserted hot ...
At the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are the doctors and nurses, treating patients with their medical expertise. But there is another person on the front lines: the chaplain. When all the doctors can ...
As residents of Western New York continue to see the number of COVID-19 cases rise, Catholic Health is working to combat this deadly disease. “The Coronavirus pandemic is a completely unprecedented public health crisis that ...
Sister Charlotte Reilley, OSF, who served for 77 years sharing in the life and mission of the Allegany Franciscan congregation, died March 14, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany. Born Garneita Marie Reilley on Dec. ...
Father Andrew Tu Minh Nguyen, who has served the Vietnamese Community of Western New York since 2001, died March 3, 2020. He was 75. Born May 2, 1944, in the Hung-Yen Province of Vietnam, Father ...
Father Donald L. Measer, known for his work in campus ministry, died March 9, 2020. He was 88 years old. Born Sept. 21, 1931, in Buffalo, he attended Blessed Trinity School and Bennett High School, ...
Sister Rosina Amicon, who served as a teacher and home health care aide, died March 2, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. She was 90. The former Jeannette Amicon was born to Rocco and Rose (Iacobucci) Amicon, ...
CLARENCE — Russell J. Salvatore makes a fourth major gift to the Brothers of Mercy, tipping the scales well over $700,000 in gifts to the organization. Salvatore’s latest gift is a fully equipped wheelchair van, ...
As a girl, I was always mesmerized as I watched the altar servers begin Mass. My dad would hoist me up on his shoulder as I watched them travel by. I knew that I would ...
