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Olean's St. John Church among closures, consolidations under review
Olean Times Herald· 2 days agoClose to half of the Catholic churches in the area — including a landmark in North Olean — are on...
Area Catholics react to church closure plans
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 11—Joe Schiro remembers a time when you could drive around the Niagara Street area of Niagara Falls and find at least half a dozen Roman Catholic churches< ...
Catholic churches in Lockport added to diocese recommended closure list
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe list of local Catholic churches to be closed as part of a recommended consolidation plan grew on Monday as the Diocese of Buffalo announced the addition ...
All Saints parishioner questions fate of 'beautiful' St. Patrick's Church in wake of diocese merger...
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA trio of Roman Catholic churches in the Lock City are among those affected by a recommended consolidation plan from the Diocese of Buffalo. On Monday, ...
Potential Catholic Church closures discussed at town hall meeting
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 4 days agoHundreds of people were in North Tonawanda on Wednesday to learn more about the proposal and ask the...
Buffalo Catholic community comes to terms with church mergers: ‘It still hurts’
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 6 days agoSunday was the first Mass since 26 churches learned they are recommended to merge as a part of...
'No reason why': Parishioners lament plans to close beloved churches in Buffalo Diocese
The Buffalo News· 3 days agoAs Buffalo Catholic Diocese officials continued to roll out church closure plans across eight...
Judy Russell: Father's Day brings memories of Father Carr's ministry. His Place 2B in Oshkosh turned...
The Northwestern via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoSeventeen years ago, on Father’s Day, June 17, 2007, Father Martin Patrick Carr, founder of Father...
Photo shows married Kenyan pastor, not Nigerian Catholic priest
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA social media post caused a stir in May 2024 when it claimed that a Nigerian Catholic priest got...
Anger and sadness at Sunday Mass as news of church mergers and closings sinks in
The Buffalo News· 7 days agoAt Blessed Sacrament Church in the Town of Tonawanda, Father Martin Gallagher made official the news...