Buffalo, N.Y, Dec. 1, 2021 – The Diocese of Buffalo’s Road to Renewal effort which has the goal to reinvigorate the Catholic faith, fully optimize parish and diocesan resources, and increase the reach and impact of ministries throughout Western New York has announced the finalized Families of Parishes model. Following vast consultation with clergy and the […]
TONAWANDA — St. Amelia School is pleased to announce that staff and students will be welcoming a new principal, Kathryn McIntyre, when they return to school on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. McIntyre comes to St. Amelia as an experienced classroom teacher and administrator in Catholic education. She received her bachelor of arts degree in History […]
Canisius College was one of the first universities in the United States to commit to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 ecological encyclical, “Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home.” The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is a Vatican-led initiative, in collaboration with several partners, to empower the universal Church to […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher talks to some of the pilgrims who traveled to Indianapolis to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference. The lunchtime meeting took place at St. Joseph Cathedral. (Photo by Patrick J. Buechi) Bishop Michael W. Fisher took some time out of his busy schedule to meet with area youth. Over pizza and […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has appointed Father Daniel R. Ulmer as parochial vicar at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Williamsville. Father Ulmer has been serving as parochial vicar at SS. Peter & Paul Hamburg since his June 5 ordination. The Perrysburg native has also served at St. Mary of the Cataract and Divine Mercy […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher traveled to Baltimore to attend the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops general assembly just before Thanksgiving. While there he visited with the Buffalo seminarians attending St. Mary’s Seminary and University and spoke to them about their role in the Church of today. “What is it that’s giving you that strength […]
During the U.S.-led coalition’s 20-year devastating war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, the poverty-stricken people of that nation suffered the brutalities of war that most of us can only barely begin to imagine. And the recent end of that war, has not ended the suffering. According to Brown University’s “Cost of War” project (see: https://bit.ly/3CEW5Pp), […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Have you ever planted and harvested 45 types of vegetables – and then served them in nutritious meals for your neighbors in need? A group of St. Bonaventure University students did exactly that this past summer during the Farm to Table program. The service experience is an outreach ministry of St. […]
People in St. Peter’s Square hold a banner acknowledging Christ as King as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking the square at the Vatican Nov. 21, 2021, the feast of Christ the King. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis greeted young people around […]
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY– The accomplishments of three individuals will be recognized at Niagara University’s 2021 President’s Dinner, Friday, Dec. 10, at the Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls. Proceeds from the President’s Dinner benefit Niagara University’s scholarship programs. Last year’s dinner raised $280,000 toward student scholarship assistance. The dinner reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and includes […]
