Father Richard Poblocki, who had served the Cheektowaga area as associate pastor, pastor and school administrator, died June 29, 2025. He was 67. Born Sept. 29, 1957, in Buffalo to Richard I. and Helen (Boczar) Poblocki, Father Poblocki attended St. John the Baptist School in Alden for four years before entering Millgrove Elementary. He went […]
Msgr. James F. Campbell, who served as the longtime rector of St. Joseph Cathedral under three bishops, died June 4, 2025. Born in South Buffalo on Sept, 9, 1930, the son of James E. Campbell and Mildred (Sutton) Campbell studied at Buffalo State Teacher’s College during the start of the Korean War. Not wanting to […]
Father Thomas J. Quinlivan, a priest for nearly 53 years, died Feb. 5, 2025. He is best known as chaplain of St. Mary’s School for the Deaf and pastor of Queen of Heaven in West Seneca. Born May 1, 1946, in Buffalo to Thomas and Gertrude (Kerwin) Quinlivan. He attended St. John the Evangelist School […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher kicked off Catholic Schools Week by affirming his commitment to Catholic education in the Diocese of Buffalo. “As your bishop and shepherd, I voice my strong and passionate commitment and desire to make sure that Catholic education not only continues, but thrives in this diocese,” he said during Mass at Queen […]
Where can Walt Disney, Orville Wright and Cleopatra be seen together? Only in a wax museum. Where can you hear them tell their life stories? The Queen of Heaven School’s Living Wax Museum. The museum is an annual part of the West Seneca school’s curriculum. It’s a multidisciplinary English/Language Arts project that involves research, public […]
Since the STREAM curriculum came to diocesan elementary schools, special events such as the X-STREAM Games and Diocesan Spelling Bee have taken place to highlight the special skills learned from those studying science, technology, religion, engineering, arts and math. On Nov. 22, the Catholic Schools Department hosted a Math competition at Our Lady of the […]
As West Seneca schools began a new year of study, Bishop Michael W. Fisher came to Queen of Heaven to bless one of the most important tools of elementary students – their backpacks. Bishop Fisher read from the Book of Sirach, which offered some affirmations and good advice for students. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound […]
The Church Musicians’ Guild will host a Choral Festival that will unite some of the diocese’s best voices in celebration of liturgical singing. The April 21 concert will be held at St. Louis Parish in downtown Buffalo beginning at 5 p.m. Featured performers include St. Joseph Cathedral Choir led by Tim Socha, St. Louis Choir […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s School of Education is highly regarded for its robust teacher education programs, providing future educators with broad and inclusive professional preparation. That strong reputation continues through the Franciscan Fellows program, which launched in 2022 and connects education students to Catholic schools of the Diocese of Buffalo. The program allows […]
The Buffalo seminarians currently studying for the priesthood have many gifts and come from varied backgrounds. One seminarian has sung a Grammy-winning performance with the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus. James Bobak was one of about 100 voices that took part in “The Passion of Yeshua” conducted by JoAnn Falletta and featuring the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and […]
