Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · NEW! Sister Justine's Saint Tales – S3 E7 – St. Kateri Tekakwitha St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, lived not far from what would later become Western New York. Her life is featured in the latest episode of […]
(Part five of a five part series on the New York State Eucharistic Congress) Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, also known as the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, memorializes the sacrifice of three Jesuit missionaries killed by Mohawk Indians in the 17th century. It is also the birthplace of the first […]
(Part two of a five part series on the New York State Eucharistic Congress) The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization, had a strong presence at the New York State Eucharistic Congress in late October. It’s been said no other organization does more to help Catholic men to be men of […]
(Part one of a five part series on the New York State Eucharistic Congress) An estimated 8,000 people walked the same grounds as St. Isaac Jogues and St. Kateri Tekakwitha while learning of the power of, and need for, the Eucharist. From Oct. 20-23, pilgrims gathered at Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, the […]
More than 8,000 Catholics from across New York state will gather this weekend at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville to celebrate the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This congress, organized by the eight Catholic dioceses in New York, is part of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival, sponsored by […]
The Bishops of the United States are calling for a three-year grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. They believe that God wants to see a movement of Catholics across the United States, healed, converted, formed and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, and […]
