Imagine being at your parish church this Sunday celebrating the Eucharist. Just as your pastor finishes his homily, gunfire erupts from the back of the church. As you quickly turn around you see several armed men firing their weapons into the assembly. And with added horror, you see numerous fellow parishioners lying dead. Amid screams […]
St. John Neumann is the first, and so far, only male U.S. citizen to be named a saint. He served in Buffalo from 1836-1840. Born March 29, 1811, in what is now the Czech Republic, the studious child entered the seminary at the age of 20. Desiring to be a missionary, he traveled to the […]
BOWMANSVILLE — Sacred Heart Shrine will hold an Outdoor Candlelight Mass & Rosary on Friday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. in honor of the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary. Everyone is invited to this special Mass which will take place in the outdoor stone shrine viewable from Genesee Street.. The Shrine of the Immaculate […]
A news conference presenting the second stage of the synodal process in the Catholic Church will take place, Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 a.m. Eastern Time at the Holy See Press Office. Cardinals Mario Grech, secretary general of the Synod, and Jean Claude Hollerich, general rapporteur for the next Synod, also will provide some data on […]
TONAWANDA — Cardinal O’Hara High School senior Marissa Taylor performed as a member of the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus alongside the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on Aug. 18 at the Chautauqua Institution. The concert, titled “Paths to Freedom: Sanctuary Road,” included works by Brahms and Moravec and featured internationally renowned soloists. “Marissa is a wonderful […]
To prepare veterans for new career opportunities in information technology, Trocaire College today announced, in partnership with Foundation 214 Inc., the launch of its first Veterans IT Career Jump Start Program. “The demand for a well-trained IT workforce in Western New York shows no signs of slowing down as both corporations and small businesses need […]
Catholic elementary school principals mixed business with pleasure as they toured some of Buffalo’s magnificent churches during their annual principal’s meeting with the diocesan Catholic Schools Department. The Aug. 18 tour took them to Blessed Trinity, St. Casimir, Corpus Christi and St. Louis churches, all within the city limits. Along with learning about Blessed Trinity’s […]
The diocesan Office of Renewal offers prayers where they are needed the most. Why not put a smile on the face of every parent who has a teenager by hosting a blessing of all new teenage drivers in your school or parish. Possible prayer (adapt as needed) O God, yours is the beginning and the […]
Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for “open and sincere” dialogue in the Central American country. Photos posted to social media showed police and paramilitaries surrounding St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Masaya, Nicaragua, Aug. 21 – the same day Pope Francis […]
The Church Musicians Guild of Buffalo will finally celebrate its 75th anniversary. This year actually marks the 76th anniversary of the guild’s founding, but due to Covid restrictions the guild decided to celebrate “75+ years” this fall. A special Mass will be held Friday, Sept. 30 at Fourteen Holy Helpers Church with Bishop Michael W. […]
