Sister Richard Marie Keppeler died Oct. 13, 2024, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Residence in Clarence after several months of declining health. She was 89. Born Mary Ann Keppeler in Buffalo July 31, 1935, the only daughter of Ellesworth and Frances (Loesch) Keppeler, entered the Sisters of St. Joseph order in September 1953 and […]
VATICAN NEWS — After more than two decades, Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley has concluded his leadership of the Archdiocese of Boston, the fourth largest in the United States. On Aug. 5, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from pastoral leadership of the Capuchin cardinal, who turned 80 last June. The Pope appointed Bishop Richard G. Henning, […]