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The pastor of the Olean and Allegany parishes in the Enchanted Mountains Catholic Community said Thursday that any election of a new pontiff is a wond...

OLEAN — The Ladies Auxiliary of the Pulaski Club hosted its annual Dyngus Day celebration Monday evening, marking the end of Lent in the Catholic Chur...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat them to a sur...

OLEAN — The Olean First Baptist Senior Choir will present the musical “I Know My Redeemer Lives” during the 9:30 a.m. worship service on Palm Sunday, ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — First Baptist Church of Bradford and Open Arms Community Church have swapped sacred spaces just in time for a significant service in t...

FRIENDSHIP — Signs of Easter approaching are starting to appear throughout Friendship as the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches a...

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Pulaski Club is sponsoring its annual Dyngus Day celebration 5 to 9 p.m. April 21 at the Pulaski Club. Dyngus Day celebrat...

The cornerstone of the former Transfiguration Church on East Elm Street in North Olean, which was laid on June 23, 1902, was removed 23 years ago almo...

ALLEGANY — The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany were reminded all week of the tremendous impact they have had on communities and individual community me...

This is a followup to an earlier article that was published in the Olean Times Herald on Feb. 21. Bishop Michael W. Fisher of the Diocese of Buffalo i...

OLEAN — On a recent cold November day, a young lady crouches in the back of a truck’s hauling trailer in the lot of Olean First Baptist Church and cal...

ALLEGANY — The Allegany Area Historical Association will be holding its annual Christmas cookie sale on Saturday at Nature’s Remedy, 120 West Main St....

FRIENDSHIP — Friendship churches are expanding their efforts this year to focus on Celebrating the True Message of Christmas, with additional and enha...

OLEAN — Grace Gathering Global Methodist Church invites the public to join in worship Nov. 10 when Jamie French Coccarelli will share her experiences ...

OLEAN — Immanuel Lutheran Church will host a combined worship service Sunday with the congregations of Bethany Lutheran in Olean, St. John’s Lutheran ...

LITTLE VALLEY — The public is invited to join members of the First Congregational Church of Little Valley as they host an open house 1–4 p.m. Saturday...

FRIENDSHIP — A group of Friendship churches is embarking on an initiative to Bless Every Home through ongoing prayer, helping to create a foundation f...

OLEAN — Close to half of the Catholic churches in the area — including a landmark in North Olean — are on the recommended closure list, Diocese of Buf...