christianity

It’s an annual debate around the holiday season: real Christmas tree or artificial? Artificial trees have a big edge in New York state, according to t...

BELMONT — The Ken & Judi Van Dine Christian Service Grant has been established by the Grace United Church family and friends of the Van Dines at the A...

After resisting calls for him to resign for several months, Bishop Richard Malone took what he called “early retirement” Wednesday and stepped down as...

OLEAN — The cold, night air didn’t bother many of the children who waited anxiously to see Santa Claus on the rooftop of Olean General Hospital, or vi...

Buffalo Diocese Bishop Richard Malone is reportedly stepping down on Wednesday. Several Western New York media outlets cite a report by Catholic journ...

OLEAN — If cookies have one holiday to call their own, it’s Christmas. They’re exchanged; donated to nursing homes; offered to friends and family; and...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The Franciscan Center for Social Concern at St. Bonaventure University kicks off its second annual #GivingTuesdayatBonas fundraising...

SALAMANCA — The annual Silver Bells in the City Festival is comprised of a variety of community events and extends over a longer time period than most...

ALLEGANY — As the holidays begin to gear up and become hectic, ministry leaders at the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany seek ways to provide the true me...

WELLSVILLE — The Hope Center will provide free books for children, including some for adults, to promote reading during the holidays and its free tuto...

It was the seventh year after the beginning of the Quranic revelation, and the polytheistic Meccans were persecuting Muslims, especially from the lowe...

HOUGHTON — The Greatbatch School of Music will present its annual Christmas Prism event Dec. 7 at Houghton College. This year’s Prism performance, “Le...

ALLEGANY — For the past 37 years, the community has gathered at the Heritage Center at 25 N. Second St. in Allegany to hear a holiday message while he...

When I was a child, this was one of my favorite times of year. It was almost as though you could smell the holidays in the air. Our refrigerator and c...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The Warming House, St. Bonaventure University’s student-run soup kitchen in Olean, has received $6,400 in grants to purchase food an...

BUFFALO — The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to be the lifeline for patients in need this holiday season by making an appointment to give bl...

Mary Kathryn Hesse Sirianni OLEAN — Mary Kathryn Hesse Sirianni, 63, of 414 Fifth Ave., passed away Friday (Nov. 15, 2019) at Strong Memorial Hospital...

CUBA — Cuba First Baptist host its eighth annual Holiday Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 7. More than 30 vendors are expected. The Rummage Rooms wil...