St. John Kanty Church in Buffalo closes its doors. Parishioners debate its future as emotions run high in this close-knit community.

The Buffalo Catholic Diocese will soon begin making decisions on consolidation plans for its current 161 parishes and 34 schools in Western New York, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger told The ...

Scharfenberger referred Monday to a Buffalo Diocese bankruptcy filing ... with Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Rochester Diocese, the first in New York State to file for Chapter 11 protection.

OLEAN — The greater Olean area has been awarded more than three-quarters of a million dollars in grants from New York state ...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an ...

ALBANY — The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany became the latest diocese in New York to seek bankruptcy ... a list that includes those based in Buffalo, Rochester and Rockville Centre ...

Here in Western New York, local Catholics are watching closely. Father Peter Santandreu, vice chancellor and adjutant judicial vicar for the Diocese of Buffalo, says many are looking for fresh ...

Bishop Michael Fisher issued the following statement Thursday afternoon: "Today, the Church throughout the world, the United States, Western New York, and the Diocese of Buffalo, rejoices at the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York Catholics watched with anticipation ... Salvatore Manganello, Diocese of Buffalo, Judicial Vicar. Quickly, everyone's attention was on the Vatican as the new ...

He specifically takes issue with New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan being ... The clergy abuse scandal against the Buffalo Diocese occurred under Malone's tenure as Buffalo Bishop.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN ... Santandreu is curious what kind of an impact it may have locally in Western New York. "I don't think it's a global problem or even a national problem.

Planning Board meets Tuesday MAYVILLE — The Chautauqua County Planning Board’s monthly meeting will be at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The meeting will be in Room 331 of the Mayville Gerace Office Building at 3 ...