TONAWANDA — Exchange students display enormous courage and determination to leave their homes to study in the United States with only a minimal understanding of English. At Cardinal O’Hara High School, three exchange students are facing these challenges and receiving the benefits. Freshman Hangwei Zhang and sophomore JianYu (Vincent) Wang, both from China, are joined […]
Students at Cardinal O’Hara High School seized a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn about China firsthand. Six students and two teacher chaperones from the Tonawanda school partnered with Lewiston-Porter High School to spend 12 days as part of an educational cultural exchange. Paul Casseri, superintendent of Lew-Port Schools, has been visiting China for […]
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Tuesday its “satisfaction” that China has officially recognized Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen as bishop of Tianjin. “This provision is a positive fruit of the dialogue established over the years between the Holy See and the Chinese government,” reads a Holy See statement released Aug. 27. According to Reuters, 95-year-old […]
