When Father Bill Quinlivan realized St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday in Lent, he knew something special had to be done to mark the event. He set about writing a set of prayers for the Stations of the Cross based on St. Patrick’s Breastplate, a popular prayer attributed to one of Ireland’s most beloved […]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on March 15. Parishes and Catholic schools of the Diocese are separately incorporated under New York State’s Religious Corporations Law and are not part of the filing. The mission and ministries of the diocese and parishes will […]
Bishop Timon–St. Jude High School in Buffalo welcomes Drew Belica as the head coach for the varsity lacrosse team. Since October 2014, Belica has served as the director of player personnel and as an instructional coach in the Buffalo Lacrosse Academy, educating and developing athletes while assisting them in their collegiate recruiting process. For the […]
The Diocese of Buffalo has received a child sexual abuse complaint regarding a priest in the diocese. As a result, Bishop Michael W. Fisher has placed Msgr. Peter Popadick on administrative leave as an investigation takes place. Prior to being placed on leave, Msgr. Popadick was the pastor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish in Cheektowaga. […]
ROME — Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, has been named to a small committee planning the Vatican’s October assembly for the Synod on Synodality. Flores, 61, is one of three bishops on the preparatory commission, which also includes three priests and a religious sister. The committee was put together by Secretary General of […]
They’re a modest bunch. The volunteers who receive the Lay Award of St. Joseph the Worker rarely feel as though they do anything special even though some parishes could not function without their support. When asked what he does for SS. Columba-Brigid Parish, Leo Reiter replies, “I don’t do much of anything.” Actually, frequently seen […]
The Albion Catholic Charities office has recently moved down the street and is now housed at 106 S. Main St. inside the Holy Family Parish office. Services offered at the Albion site include emergency assistance, friendly phones, home visitation, and the Our Kids parent education and awareness program. Catholic Charities is unable to accommodate walk-ins […]
The nun whose order founded what is now the city of Buffalo’s oldest-existing large hospital is the latest featured dinner guest in “Dinners With Our Founders,” a special podcast miniseries produced by the Diocese of Buffalo to celebrate its 175h anniversary. Sister Ursula Mattingly and her order, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph (since […]
A sea of uniformed firefighters braved the cold as they lined Franklin Street in Downtown Buffalo. Brave is a relative term, of course. They were gathered to honor fellow firefighter Jason Arno, who lost his life in a blaze on March 1, not far from St. Joseph Cathedral, the site of his funeral. At 10 […]
Even before Covid-19 struck, countless workers were suffering from economic injustice in numerous ways, such as a very low minimum wage – $7.25 per hour in the U.S. – sweatshop workers in poor countries sewing clothes for name brand companies in rich nations, children laboring in dangerous conditions (see: https://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights/child-labor). According to the Worker Rights […]
