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To our Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world: As-salaamu ‘alaykum! (Peace be with you!) More than a year has passed has since the COVID-19 ...

OLEAN — Nine area nonprofits recently received grant support from four charitable funds at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, established by...

VATICAN CITY — Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Halleluja...

As Easter draws near, many clergy in the country are preparing for the second year in a row to provide messages to congregations during the uncertaint...

Rebuilding Together Olean Area is accepting applications for 2021 home repairs from homeowners who are not able to perform the work without help. Rebu...

OLEAN — For the second year in a row, the annual St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser to benefit Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School ha...

On Friday, Pope Francis did something entirely new: he became the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church ever to visit Iraq. And he did so with a m...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Alumni and friends of St. Bonaventure University and Siena College will go head-to-head in the Franciscan Faceoff, a friendly fundra...

Our Rick Miller, longtime OTH reporter, was out and about on Friday when he passed by the St. Bonaventure University campus. He saw the university fla...

OLEAN — While the coronavirus pandemic has impacted area efforts to provide community meals during the holidays, the process has changed — but the din...

• Bishop Michael W. Fisher, Diocese of Buffalo On behalf of our clergy, diocesan leaders, parishes and educators, I wish to express our deepest condol...

BUFFALO — In marking Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross is asking Americans to continue to address the needs of those reeling from the coronaviru...

OLEAN — In sharing his spiritual path to Olean, Rev. John Adams prefers that the degrees behind his name are a side note, while the message of his sha...

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, one of the most important holy days in the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Su...

OLEAN — Tickets are on sale for Archbishop Walsh Academy’s annual St. Patrick’s Day event, with a series of cash raffles leading up to the grand prize...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — Port Allegany United Methodist Church has participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring for many years, led by Patty Fabish. This yea...

Richard and Margaret Baire — “Dickie” and “Nickey” to their friends and family — were married Feb. 3, 1951, at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean....

The reason for the season should be recognized all year long. Christ came to this world to bring us compassion, love and faith. Your generosity of tim...