Our Lady of the Angels Province Minister Provincial Father Michael Heine, OFM Conv., will be the principal celebrant for a memorial Mass for Father Joseph Benicewicz, OFM Conv., at 12 noon, on Sunday, Oct. 27, at St. Francis High Schools’ Alumni Hall Theatre, 4129 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg. St. Francis President Father Matthew Foley, OFM […]
WASHINGTON — Father Michael Martin, OFM Conv., who held several positions at St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, has been named the next bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter J. Jugis, 67, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, for health reasons. […]
(Part one of a two part story) To say the Wenke family is faithful would be an understatement. Matthew, the father, is a permanent deacon. Daughter Nora is a contemplative nun. Their oldest son is now Father Emmanuel Wenke, OFM Conv. The fact that three members of the family were considering their vocations around the […]
The Vigil of Assumption Day, Aug. 14, was celebrated in the St. Francis High School Chapel in Athol Springs, as Friar Antonio Moualeu, OFM Conv., made his solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Friar Antonio’s request to make solemn vows was granted by minister provincial Father Michael Heine, OFM Conv., and the definitory. He […]
A Memorial Mass was celebrated July 15 at St. Joseph Cathedral to honor the legacy of Father Joseph Bayne, OFM Conv., who passed away suddenly June 23 in Chicago. Father Bayne moved to Buffalo in 1989 where he began his ministry at The Franciscan Center, a transitional housing program for runaway and homeless young men […]
