LACKAWANNA — OLV National Shrine & Basilica celebrated Father Baker Day on Sunday, July 27. The day involved the time-honored tradition of community members dropping pennies and larger coins on the sidewalk of the basilica as part of the Pennies to Heaven collection. This year’s event marked 89 years since Venerable Nelson H. Baker, known […]
June 8 was a special day at OLV National Shrine & Basilica as the community celebrated the dedication of the new Father Baker Shrine and Smith & Gilbert Chancel Organ. The shrine is a masterwork designed and hand-crafted by parishioners Jon Trabucco and his father, Vince. The piece is decorated with religious symbols and imagery, […]
Mrs. Mullins’ kindergarten class at Our Lady of Victory School wrote this prayer for mother’s everywhere.
Starting this week, motorists traveling along certain Buffalo-area roadways may see a billboard message, inviting them to a program known as Alpha. It’s an initiative the Diocese of Buffalo is hosting beginning this month, free to participants, in order to evangelize and encourage self-exploration of one’s Christian faith. Fourteen parish families throughout the diocese will […]
Murals seem to be popping up everywhere. These paintings leave colorful messages to the passersby. The new murals at OLV School say, “This school is full of life.” “All the action is on the other side of the building,” said Paula DeAngelis, enrollment manager for the Lackawanna elementary school. “People who drive by don’t know […]
People came by the busload to see the man who ministered to them be ordained a priest. “I think he’s going to be an incredible gift to our diocese,” said Katherine Morhart, who got to know Father Sebastian Aristizabal during their time at Holy Trinity Parish in Dunkirk. The June 1 ordination of Father Aristizabal […]
OLV National Shrine & Basilica welcomed more than 350 families and kids from across the Western New York community for the first ever Kids Night Under the Dome on Jan. 6. Parents and grandparents brought their kids to experience the basilica’s majestic dome. Families also brought blankets and sleeping bags and wore comfy clothes as […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has announced the following clergy appointments, as well as retirements. Father Christopher Emminger has been appointed pastor of Family of Parishes #24 (St. Bonaventure, Allegany; St. John, Olean; and pastor & rector of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, Olean), effective Jan. 15, 2024. He will reside at the […]
Unlike some other designated months celebrating many of America’s diverse ethnicities, National Hispanic Heritage Month begins and ends in the middle of the month. The 2023 recognition of Hispanic heritage ended Sunday, Oct. 15. The Diocese of Buffalo officially marked the end of the month with a Mass in St. Anthony Church, Lackawanna. “In this […]
