Father Herman (Robert) Benedict Czaster, OFM Conv., 86, a Franciscan Friar of Our Lady of the Angels Province, died peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Enfield, Connecticut. Born in Buffalo, on Sept. 7, 1938, he was the only child of the late Benedict and Stella (Karas) Czaster, who owned a restaurant together in Buffalo. […]
On Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Blessed Trinity Church (317 Leroy Ave., Buffalo) will participate in the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 15 annual Sacred Sites Open House weekend with its theme of “Building for Eternity: Religious Architecture and Artisans.” Reflecting on the restoration and reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, […]
Sister Mary Angelis Lemka died peacefully on Feb. 22, 2025, at St. Francis Park in the 99th year of life and the 79th year of religious life. Sister Angelis was born on Nov. 24, 1925, in Buffalo, to Joseph and Veronica (Niemet) Lemka. Living near Corpus Christi Parish, she attended grade school there and was […]
Sister Constance Santilla, FSSJ, died peacefully on Nov. 24, 2024, in her 79th year of life and the 59th year of religious life. Born Nov. 21, 1945, in Newark, New Jersey, Sister Constance entered the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph from Trenton. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Caldwell College […]
On June 2, Central Niagara Catholic Family of Parishes celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ with a unifying procession through Lockport’s main streets from St. John the Baptist Parish to All Saints. The overcast skies remained at bay until the last person entered All Saints Parish. The procession began […]
On June 2, the Catholic Church will be celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The Catholic Family of Central Niagara will commemorate this special day by evangelizing the community through a eucharistic procession. The procession will begin at 12 noon at St. John the Baptist Parish […]
For the past 17 years, Broadway Fillmore Alive, a local neighborhood preservation group, has kept the Holy Thursday tradition of the seven Churches Visitation alive by organizing a self-guided pilgrimage to historic churches in the Broadway-Fillmore/Polonia, Downtown, First Ward and Kaisertown areas. The tradition of entering seven churches to pray before the Blessed Sacrament mimics […]
Many Catholics rejoiced when weekday and weekend Mass attendance restrictions were lifted after the Covid pandemic “lockdown.” Most often comments centered around missing the presence of Christ in the consecrated bread and wine along with the reception of Communion. The live-streamed Masses had presented the Liturgy of the Word quite well; however, one’s actual presence […]
SWORMVILLE — St. Mary Church hosted a Corpus Christi procession on Sunday June 19 in collaboration with their Northtowns Family of Parishes which includes St. Teresa of Avila in Akron, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Harris Hill, Our Lady of Peace in Clarence, and St. Mary’s. Father Luke Uebler, parochial vicar at St. […]
Father Mariusz Dymek, OSPPE, has been appointed pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Buffalo for a term of three years, effective Feb. 1. He also has been appointed as administrator of St. Stanislaus Parish in Buffalo. He replaces Father Michal Czyzewski, OSPPE, who has been transferred by the Pauline Fathers to the Archdiocese of New York […]
