Bishop Edward U. Kmiec dedicated the bigger, yet more intimate worship site at St. Mary Parish in Swormville on June 5, 2010. He returned to celebrate the anniversary Mass and the sacrament of confirmation for 140 young people in the parish on June 5.

For those looking for a sign of faith, meet Cyndy Domes – an Arcade resident who has spent more than a quarter century making banners for her church. Now a parishioner at St. Mary’s in Arcade, Domes laughs when asked about her hobby.

The official Catholic Directory of the Diocese of Buffalo is put out annually and endeavors to keep people of the diocese updated on correct contact information so the Catholic Church in Western New York can maintain positive communication.

It took a future saint riding on horseback into a wooded marsh in 1836 to form the second parish in the Diocese of Buffalo. St. John Neumann, then a New York City diocesan priest, was assigned to a parish founded by German settlers in an area known as North Bush. The church was a log cabin. The parish remains St. John the Baptist, now located in Kenmore.

During his 40-year career as a priest, Bishop Edward M. Grosz has gone back and forth between parish ministry and office work, serving as assistant at four parishes before being named director of the Office of Worship. He would later serve as pastor of four parishes over a 19-year span.

Bishop Edward U. Kmiec has sent a letter to all parishes and institutions of the Diocese of Buffalo, calling for a voluntary collection for tornado recovery.

As mental illness is a condition that impacts one out of four families, addressing those issues is a growing concern in the United States. It’s one in which a special fellowship at St. Joseph University Church in Buffalo hopes to address with an event at 7 p.m. Monday, May 16.

St. Joseph Cathedral has released its schedule of events, celebrations and Masses for Holy Week.

St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish will host a special celebration for the beatification of John Paul II, a native of Poland. St. Stanislaus has been known for many years as a Polish Catholic Church.