A tradition lost to the Covid pandemic found new life as a special Mass celebrating adoption took place at OLV National Shrine & Basilica on April 6. The Mass honored adoptees, adoptive parents and the parents that allowed their children to be adopted. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · April 7, 2025 – Our […]
LACKAWANNA — OLV Charities, the mission support partner of Father Nelson Baker’s charitable works, will become the new organizational sponsor of the activities and locations of the St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Centers in Western New York beginning this month. The centers will be renamed the St. Gianna Pregnancy Outreach Centers – An OLV Ministry. […]
He has no super powers. He can’t fly. He doesn’t even have a colorful costume. But Father Baker is the newest comic book hero. OLV Charities has teamed up with Voyage Comics to produce a one-shot issue about the life of Buffalo’s own Venerable Nelson H. Baker. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · June […]
LACKAWANNA — OLV Charities appoints Riley Lochhead as director of the new Catholic Parenting Initiative. The Catholic Parenting Initiative is a five-year grant funded program that will collaboratively partner with the Diocese of Buffalo and engage directly with families of parishes throughout the diocese’s new Road to Renewal Parish Family Model. The Catholic Parenting Initiative […]
For the past 100 years, Camp Turner has been honoring God in the children entrusted to its care. Through hiking, horseback riding and high ropes, the camp programs encourage the development of community-living skills, self-care skills, interpersonal skills, values and spirituality with a focus on Catholic identity. Two special gatherings will mark the centennial. On […]
Catholic Charities is celebrating its centennial in 2023, while holding its 99th annual appeal. This year’s goal, announced Jan. 5, is $9.5 million. That’s the same goal which was set and met in 2022. But while the goal remains unchanged from the previous year, officials formally launching the 2023 Appeal say the public’s need has […]
The St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach program is growing. On Thursday, Oct. 13, the Diocese of Buffalo formally blessed and opened the sixth location of the outreach center, inside the OLV Charities building at the corner of Ridge Road and South Park in Lackawanna, across the street from the famed Our Lady of Victory Basilica. […]
LACKAWANNA — OLV Charities has promoted Tom Lucia to chief creative officer, and Eileen Hudson-Wolmering, CFRE, to chief advancement officer.Lucia will now oversee the development of a marketing and communications function that offers OLV mission partners and external, non-profit clients strategic solutions related to campaign planning, media relations, communications, digital media production, copywriting and design, […]
