Pope Francis has established the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly set on the fourth Sunday of July beginning this year (July 25). This day falls near the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. The announcement of this celebration coincides with the celebration of the Year of Amoris […]
Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School has named Matt Weiser as its new director of Athletics. In June, Weiser was named head football coach. Weiser replaces Joe Licata in both roles. Licata has joined the coaching staff for the University at Buffalo. Weiser served as Timon’s defensive coordinator for four years as part of Licata’s […]
Pope Francis released the apostolic letter “Traditonis Custodes” on July 16. CNS photo/Vatican Media WASHINGTON – On July 16, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, “Traditionis custodes” modifying the norms regulating the use of the 1962 Roman Missal issued before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the […]
Trocaire College’s board of trustees recently elected five new members to three-year terms on the board, effective June 1. The new trustees are: Peg Adams, MBA, managing director of merger and acquisition firm Chapman Associates. She is an Ellicottville resident. Gerald Nagle, senior vice president and commercial credit manager at Evans Bank. He is a Lancaster resident. James […]
Pope Francis gives a rosary to a member of the medical staff at Gemelli Hospital in Rome July 11, as he recovers following scheduled colon surgery. The pope expressed his gratitude for “making me feel at home” while he recovered from surgery, in a July 15 letter to the chairman of the board of directors […]
(Buffalo, NY) – On Wednesday, July 21, at 11:30 a.m. at Niagara Square, Buffalo Diocese Bishop Michael W. Fisher will host a prayerful community gathering in response to the high level of violence recently occurring in the City of Buffalo and Western New York. With the support of the City of Buffalo, Buffalo Police Department, […]
HAMBURG — Louis Petrucci ’15, Hilbert College alumnus and member of the Hilbert 2025 Advisory Council, was elected president of the Buffalo Public School Board of Education earlier this month. Petrucci is described as a proud graduate of the Buffalo Public Schools and was sworn in as president on July 1. Petrucci earned his Master of Public […]
Msgr. Peter B. Wells, left, a U.S. priest who works at the Vatican secretariat of state, leaves a Tridentine-rite Mass celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 15, 2011. CNS photo/Paul Haring VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of […]
Trocaire College announced July 14 that it will require all members of the Trocaire community – students, faculty, staff and non-Trocaire service providers – to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to the start of the fall 2021 semester on Aug. 30. All will be required to submit proof of vaccination or a request for […]
Students interested in studying motion design at the collegiate level have new option to do so right here in Western New York. Villa Maria College announced today that it has added a Motion Design BFA to its roster of majors, expanding the small, private college’s offering to 20 academic programs in all. The program was developed in response to the […]
