The Catholic schools of the Diocese of Buffalo are committed to opening the school year on time, in person, and to offering five days of classes for every student. The educators, administrators, staff members and volunteers of our Catholic schools are committed to doing everything possible to support the education, growth, maturity and well-being of […]
Msgr. David LiPuma, pastor of OLV National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna, along with Bishop Michael W. Fisher and Deacon Timothy Chriswell, along with students of OLV Elementary School, prepare to bless the cornerstone of OLV Balisca as the parish celebrates 100 years since its founding. Photo by Nicole Dzimira “All Are Welcome!” That is […]
“The Diocese is fully focused on fulfilling what this process initiated by the Child Victims Act is all about, namely, bringing about a sense of restitution, closure and healing for those who were abused by members of the clergy. This is a tragedy of truly epic proportions and as I have maintained since day one as bishop […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group’s recently released report is a “code red for humanity,” warned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The alarm bells are deafening,” he further warned. “And the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil-fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. Global […]
Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School will hold the first set of alumni events to celebrate its 75th anniversary from Sept. 30 – Oct. 4. On Thursday, Sept. 30, all are invited to the Timon Tigers homecoming game against Silver Creek on at Pierce Field at Mulroy Park 6:30 p.m. Alumni are welcome to join the Parade […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts and its innovative outreach during the Covid-19 pandemic are featured on the website of the Museum Association of New York. With gallery spaces repurposed for classrooms and the building closed to the public, the Quick Center for the Arts created a virtual studio space […]
Offering a prayerful witness, a group of people gathers outside the Planned Parenthood offices in West Seneca. Members of the group meet three times a week to pray to rosary in hopes of preventing abortions. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Outside the Planned Parenthood offices in West Seneca, a dozen and a half people stretch […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Aug. 11 in favor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, reaffirming its right to provide students and families with an authentic Catholic education. In Starkey v. Roncalli High School and Archdiocese of Indianapolis, a former co-director of guidance at a Catholic high school sued the archdiocese after her contract was not renewed because she entered a same-sex union in violation of her contract and of centuries-old Catholic teaching. Becket defended the archdiocese, arguing that the government is constitutionally prohibited from forcing the Catholic Church […]
One can look to St. Joseph as a model for vocations. When he learned his virgin wife was carrying the Lord’s child, he discerned his part in the God’s plan and learned his role in the life of Jesus. In this Year of St. Joseph, our Buffalo seminarians look to St. Joseph as they […]
A federal court has blocked a harmful Biden administration policy that would force Christian doctors and hospitals to kill babies in abortions. In June 2020, President Donald Trump issued a pro-life rule to protect pro-life Americans and help save babies from abortion. His administration implemented a rule to block the effects of a dangerous Obamacare […]
