TONAWANDA — Michael Rizzo, president of the board of directors at Cardinal O’Hara High School, announced that Ted Luckett has been appointed assistant principal for the private co-educational Catholic high school that has been providing faith-based high school education since 1961. “We are very excited about Mr. Luckett joining the Cardinal O’Hara Family,” Rizzo said. […]
WILLIAMSVILLE — St. Gregory the Great School is pleased to announce the appointment of Molly White as its next principal. The announcement comes as the school community begins preparations for the 2025–2026 academic year. White has served as interim principal over the past year, during which she brought vision, compassion and energy to her leadership. […]
A planned pilgrimage to Italy took a detour when Pope Francis passed away, but it didn’t stop a local group from witnessing the physical and spiritual beauty of the Church. A group from St. Gregory the Great Parish in Williamsville planned a pilgrimage to Italy to witness the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, scheduled to […]
Father Francis Lombardo, OFM Conv., a Franciscan Friar of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, died peacefully on Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025. Born in Buffalo on Dec. 24, 1934, he was one of the five children of the late Joseph and Mary (Carriero) Lombardo. He is survived by his brothers, Fred and Thomas, and […]
As 200 eighth graders gathered for a special retreat geared toward their upcoming transition to high school, they were told to “Be open to the conversations.” That’s good advice for the retreat and for high school. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · March 31, 2025 – Catholic School 8th Graders meet at annual Diocesan […]
The drama built over the course of nearly three hours on the Mount St. Mary Academy stage as the original 49 contestants wound down to three during the 3rd annual Diocesan Spelling Bee. The contestants dutifully spelled words culled from the gold standard of word procurement – the Scripps Spelling Bee. Seventeen diocesan grammar schools […]
She’s back to help students at fictional Holy Family School work their way through daily situations by sharing relevant stories of saints. “Sister Justine’s Saint Tales,” a diocesan-produced online audio play series that features voice talents of real local Catholic school students, returns for a third season of episodes this month, with the first new […]
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 […]
While every saint is important in God’s kingdom, the relics of what some might consider big leaguers are on brief display for veneration at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Williamsville. Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Sound Hub · October 3, 2024 – Williamsville parish welcomes relics of four prominent saints They are relics of St. […]
Deacon Phillip Amantia, a deacon for the Diocese of Buffalo, passed away on July 29, 2024. Born Oct. 11, 1944, to Christopher and Rose (Gerbasi) Amantia, Deacon Amantia graduated from Aquinas Institute in Rochester in 1962. Then he received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Trine University in Angola, Indiana, and an MBA from SUNY […]
