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NEW YORK — Brother Angel Vázquez, OFM, a Siena College graduate and licensed barber, was to profess his solemn vows as a Franciscan friar today during...

Elizabeth “Liz” Fenn WELLSVILLE — Elizabeth “Liz” Fenn, 78, passed away Friday (Aug. 14, 2020). She was born on Long Island, and was a graduate of the...

I grew up in Hornell, went to JCC in Olean and to Elim College in the Mount Morris area to be a pastor. My father was a pastor his whole life. I never...

The question was asked: What is the Christian role in racial reconciliation? The Christian role in dealing with racial issues is, in my opinion, to fo...

BUFFALO — The late Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, 13th bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo who died late Saturday, will lie in state in the main sanctuary of th...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus and Allegany counties reported no new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, but cases continued to rise across the region. To d...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A friar at the St. Bonaventure Friary has tested positive for COVID-19, university officials reported Saturday. The friar is asympto...

BUFFALO — Catholic Charities of Buffalo raised more than $8 million as part of Appeal 2020, the largest fundraising organization undertaken by the org...

OLEAN — The Olean Unitarian Universalist Community, whose faith is guided by its Seven Principles, has adopted an Eighth Principle concerning racism. ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s alumni and friends pooled resources in support of current students, raising more than $2.78 million for...

OLEAN — People congregated in Lincoln Park Saturday night for a peaceful candlelight vigil for black lives lost to police brutality. Sitting in small ...

Frances Ripley of Olean, who’s led a remarkable life, as you will soon read here, celebrates her 100th birthday on Sunday. She will be honored at abou...

Countless thousands of people in the United States and around the world are making their voices heard about the need to address overt and systemic rac...

The American Red Cross in Western New York has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical proce...

ALBANY (TNS) — As parts of New York begin reopening businesses, one important part of many people’s lives remains shuttered: houses of worship. Most o...

OLEAN — In the past few months, staff at the Olean Food Pantry have not only seen their number of recipients increase due to the pandemic, but also a ...

I saw a recent report that Pope Francis, in 2018, made an agreement with China’s communist government to allow it to appoint Catholic bishops in China...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A St. Bonaventure University alumnus and Franciscan friar has been named university chaplain at the university. Father Greg Jakubowi...