ST. BONAVENTURE — In the two years since Mark Talley’s mother, Geraldine Talley, was among the 10 people killed by a white supremacist at a Buffalo grocery store, he has fought grief and anger and dedicated himself to pursuing socioeconomic justice and eradicating systemic racism. Talley will share his personal journey during an Oct. 30 […]
TONAWANDA — Two staff members from Cardinal O’Hara High School joined 52 Buffalo community advocates who spent two days last week at the museums of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, as a way to learn about and bring home strategies for racial healing and equity. Maria McGrath, special education teacher and DEI coordinator […]
Just a little less than two years ago, a young man, Payton S. Gendron, packed up his Bushmaster XM-15 semi-automatic rifle, plus a hunting rifle, and a shotgun, got in his car and drove 3 ½ hours to the TOPS Market on Jefferson Avenue. He gunned down four people in the parking lot and another […]
The Diocese of Buffalo’s Communications Department directly benefits from the Catholic Communications Campaign running this weekend through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Funds raised through the second collection at this weekend’s Masses also benefit the USCCB’s communication efforts on a national basis as well. On the local front, funds from the special collection […]
As the first year anniversary of the Tops shooting came to pass, Bishop Michael W. Fisher celebrated a commemorative Mass at St. Martin de Porres Church on Northampton Street on Buffalo’s East Side. After thanking Family of Parishes pastor Father Joseph Rogliano for serving as host and acknowledging Father Ronald Sajdak, vicar forane of Buffalo, […]
Last December, I began my 25th year as a reporter at the Western New York Catholic. Back then it was a 60-page paper packed with stories about parish happenings, clergy assignments, youth events, and those special people that make the diocese the rich community that it is. The paper dates back to 1872, as the […]
My dear friends, fellow members of the Buffalo community, On this day a year ago, our community experienced an act of what can only be described as pure evil, taking from us cherished family members and loved ones, lifelong friends, and the misguided notion that a trip to the grocery store could be just that. […]
On Sunday, May 14, Western New York will mark one year anniversary of the horrific, racially targeted violence that took 10 innocent lives, and injured three others at Tops on Jefferson Avenue. The following is what the Diocese of Buffalo is planning to remember the day as well as what the city of Buffalo has planned through […]
Canisius College will welcome Father Bryan N. Massingale, STD, to campus on Saturday, May 13, at 7 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. Renowned as the world’s leading Catholic social ethicist, Father Massingale is the James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham University and Senior Fellow at the institution’s Center for […]
Mount St. Mary Academy’s annual Service and Justice Days offered its students a hands-on opportunity for to gain learning experience concerning real-world problems affecting our society today. Instead of holding traditional classes on these days, students participate in 1-of-10 featured workshops showcasing topics such as absentee landlords in East Buffalo and the adverse health effects […]
