Msgr. Francis Braun, longtime pastor of St. Mark Parish, died Nov. 23, 2022, after 68 years of priestly ministry. Born Aug. 12, 1929, to George and Mary (Hennessy) Braun, Msgr. Braun was raised and educated in Buffalo, attending St. James School and Canisius High School. He went on to attend St. Bonaventure University earning a […]
Sister Eileen Pinkel, a sister of St. Francis for 67 years, died in Autumn View Health Care Facility, Hamburg, on Oct. 16, 2022. She was 89. Sister Eileen was the youngest of Anne (Richardson) and Lawrence W. Pinkel’s seven children, born in Buffalo on March 23, 1933. From her earliest years, Eileen was surrounded by […]
The Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series will welcome award-winning poet, essayist and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to campus at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. The event will take place in the Montante Cultural Center, and is free and open to the public. A question and answer session and reception will follow the reading. A […]
Deacon candidates in formation now have access to volumes upon volumes of theology, philosophy and church history thanks to Canisius College. The Jesuit institution has opened the doors to its Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library to the men in formation, giving them full privileges to check out books and use the online resources. “They really stepped […]
Canisius High School recently concluded a historic capital campaign which more than lived up to its title of “Rich Tradition. Bold Vision.” The campaign raised a total of $22 million, Canisius High School President Father David S. Ciancimino, SJ, announced. The “Rich Tradition. Bold Vision” campaign, which was launched in late 2019, exceeded its goal […]
Canisius High School has earned accreditation by the New York State Association of Independent Schools, Canisius High School President Father David S. Ciancimino, SJ, announced. NYSAIS deemed that Canisius fulfilled the accreditation requirements for an independent school following an in-depth self-study that included an exhaustive internal and external examination of all aspects of the school […]
Canisius College received a $500,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation to support the completion of Science Hall. “The college is proceeding with its strategic vision to create a modern, urban campus connected to its community,” said Canisius President John J. Hurley. “The completion of Science Hall is key to that vision and our […]
Tom Coppola, a 2001 Canisius High School graduate who has spent the last 14 years at the school as an administrator and faculty member, has been named principal and executive vice president for academics at Canisius High School, Canisius President Father David S. Ciancimino, SJ, announced. Coppola has been the dean of students at Canisius […]
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 […]
The Academic Talent Search program at Canisius College received a $102,820 award for after-school programs to support extended learning at School #192 – Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. The extended learning grant provides academic, social and cultural support services to students during the after-school extended day. The college’s ATS also provides services to […]
