Fri, Apr 1st 2016 09:00 am
A fire ruined at least three pews inside St. Joseph Cathedral Friday morning, with Buffalo Fire Department officials estimating about $230,000 in damages.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2016 03:00 pm
NEW DELHI, INDIA (CNA/EWTN News) - After the circulation of rumors claiming Father Tom Uzhunnalil was tortured and crucified on Good Friday, the Indian bishops have written to the government urging greater effort in locating the priest.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2016 10:55 am
A seminar designed to help couples strengthen their marriage, whether newly married or married for 50 years or more, will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 in Selbert Hall at the Church of the Annunciation, 7580 Clinton St., Elma.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2016 10:20 am
On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3, St. Pius X Parish in Getzville will be tying a longstanding parish tradition in with the Holy Year of Mercy Pope Francis has declared. The parish will be offering confessions starting at 1:30 p.m., praying of the rosary at 2 p.m. and the Chaplet of Mercy at 2:45 p.m., and regular Mass at 3 p.m.
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Thu, Mar 31st 2016 10:00 am
Many Catholic institutions and organizations will hold blood drives in the next few weeks. Why not help the Red Cross by donating blood?
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Thu, Mar 31st 2016 09:20 am
Sister Henrietta Schwagler died March 28, 2016, at the Stella Niagara Health Center. She was 97.
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Wed, Mar 30th 2016 02:00 pm
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - Pope Francis on Wednesday offered a special blessing for Mother Angelica following her death on Easter Sunday, expressing his confidence that she is already in heaven.
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Wed, Mar 30th 2016 02:00 pm
A Western New York woman has chosen to follow an unusual vocation in which she commits herself to a single life by symbolically getting married to God instead of a human husband. It is one of the oldest rituals of the Catholic Church that remains relatively unknown.
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Wed, Mar 30th 2016 10:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - Benedict XVI had a special response to Mother Angelica's death falling on Easter Sunday: "it's a gift."
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Wed, Mar 30th 2016 09:00 am
Sister Sally Walz, formerly Sister William Marie, died March 25, 2016, at age 77.
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Wed, Mar 30th 2016 09:00 am
Sister Sheila L. Lederer died March 20, 2016, at the Mercy Convent Center Health Care Unit in Buffalo. She was 80 years old.
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Wed, Mar 30th 2016 09:00 am
Holy Week is one of the busiest and most important weeks in the Catholic calendar. From Palm Sunday to the Easter Vigil, take a look at some of our favorite moments in our new photo gallery.
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Tue, Mar 29th 2016 09:15 am
Sister Angela Cools-Lartigue died March 18, 2016, at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. She was 86 years of age.
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Sun, Mar 27th 2016 08:00 pm
IRONDALE, ALA. (CNA/EWTN News) - The Catholic Church in the United States has lost the Poor Clare nun who changed the face of Catholicism in the United States and around the world.
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Sun, Mar 27th 2016 08:00 pm
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - In his Urbi et Orbi message for Easter, Pope Francis encouraged victims of terrorism and Christian persecution to find hope in the Lord's resurrection.
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Sat, Mar 26th 2016 10:40 pm
A few minutes after a darkened St. Joseph Cathedral was brought into light in a celebration for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Bishop Richard J. Malone called this day the most important moment in the Catholic Church's year during an Easter Vigil Saturday night.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2016 03:25 pm
As all the chatter of daily life keeps our minds racing, Good Friday "calls us to stop, learn and listen," Bishop Richard J. Malone said during a Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Passion service at St. Joseph Cathedral.
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Fri, Mar 25th 2016 12:00 am
Bishop Richard J. Malone, bishop of Buffalo, washed the feet of twelve men, women, and children at the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. Joseph Cathedral Thursday.
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Thu, Mar 24th 2016 08:00 am
On Easter Sunday, March 27, two programs produced by Daybreak TV Productions of the Diocese of Buffalo will air on WKBW-TV Channel 7.
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Wed, Mar 23rd 2016 01:35 pm
ST. BONAVENTURE - St. Bonaventure University School of Education Dean Nancy Casey, Ed.D., today announced the creation of the Education Forum, an annual event focusing on contemporary issues in pre-K to 12th-grade education.
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Wed, Mar 23rd 2016 01:00 pm
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - On Tuesday Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of attacks at an airport and metro in Belgium, condemning the acts as "blind violence" and praying for peace.
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Wed, Mar 23rd 2016 01:00 pm
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - After spending previous years washing the feet of inmates and disabled persons on Holy Thursday, this year Pope Francis will celebrate the liturgy in a welcoming center for migrants and refugees.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2016 10:00 pm
Dozens of priests from across the Diocese of Buffalo stretched out their hands to join Bishop Richard J. Malone Tuesday evening in a blessing of sacred oils at St. Joseph Cathedral.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2016 11:50 am
BUFFALO - Bishop Richard J. Malone provided his report on the progress of the annual Catholic Charities of Buffalo Appeal today, revealing $8,028,684.29 has been raised to date, as Catholic Charities officials marked the close of Appeal Week 2016.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2016 11:00 am
Diocesan bulletin announcements for the week of March 22, 2016.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2016 09:30 am
ST. BONAVENTURE - St. Bonaventure University will honor Father Joseph Bayne, OFM Conv., and three other outstanding Buffalo community members with the 2016 Gaudete Medal on Thursday, April 28, at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
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Tue, Mar 22nd 2016 09:00 am
Sister Ancilla Marie Mecca died March 12, 2016, at St. Mary Center in Buffalo. She was 93.
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Mon, Mar 21st 2016 03:00 pm
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - On Palm Sunday Pope Francis said the path toward salvation can be summed up by humility and service, and encouraged pilgrims to contemplate Jesus' shameful Passion and Death throughout Holy Week.
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Mon, Mar 21st 2016 11:20 am
Whether you were there in downtown Buffalo Sunday afternoon or missed the event, you can now catch up on some of our favorite memories from the 2016 St. Patrick's Day Parade in our new photo gallery.
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Mon, Mar 21st 2016 09:10 am
Father Eugene Kole, OFM Conv., died March 3, 2016, at age 68.
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Mon, Mar 21st 2016 08:00 am
The 12th annual Mass for the unborn will be held on Wednesday, March 23, at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, 157 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga. The rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. and Mass will begin at 7 p.m. Father Martin X. Moleski, S.J., will the celebrant and homilist at the evening Liturgy.
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Sun, Mar 20th 2016 12:15 pm
Bishop Richard J. Malone asked Catholics to fully embrace and think about the story and message of the Passion during the annual Palm Sunday Mass, which began the celebration of Holy Week, at St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 03:00 pm
As Lent comes to an end, Bishop Richard Malone prepares us for the Paschal Mystery, explaining what will come during this most holy week before Easter in "Consider This."
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 02:00 pm
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - In a recently published interview on issues of justification and faith, Benedict XVI has addressed issues of mercy and our need for forgiveness, salvation through the cross, the necessity of baptism, and the importance of sharing in Christ's redeeming love.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 02:00 pm
With an April 1 deadline approaching to finalize the New York state budget, Western New York Catholics at all levels continue to push for passage of legislation that would include an Education Tax Credit to help families defray the cost of Catholic education.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 01:00 pm
The 2016 annual Rosary Novena for Life begins on Saturday, March 19, with 8 a.m. Mass at St. Rose of Lima Parish, Parkside and Parker avenues, Buffalo, and will continue on one Saturday each month through November.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 12:40 pm
With the presidential primary for New York State only a month away, Catholic bishops of the state released a statement Friday urging voters to fulfill their political responsibility by double-checking their voting registration.
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Fri, Mar 18th 2016 10:30 am
Wade Bianco still talks in football terms. The former coach took over the role of principal at Notre Dame High School in Batavia last summer, and he's already looking to score one for the school.
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Thu, Mar 17th 2016 04:00 pm
WASHINGTON, DC (CNA/EWTN News) - Many know that Saint Patrick, bishop and missionary to Ireland, was once a slave - but few know of his heartfelt plea on behalf of girls and boys abducted into slavery.
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Thu, Mar 17th 2016 03:00 pm
In this Jubilee year of Mercy we have been given a grand opportunity to look more deeply at ways to walk along in the journey of death through and to the life Jesus gave us by His Resurrection.
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