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OLEAN — When the Very Rev. Gregory Dobson blesses the festival grounds for the BasilicaFEST on June 9 and 10, the ceremony will hold special meaning f...

For the first time in many decades, the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will ordain an Olean man into the Roman Catholic priesthood. The Rev. Paul Cygan, ...

Today, Mother’s Day, we give respect and love to all who serve in the role of mother everywhere. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created ...

OLEAN — Olean’s two Catholic churches will soon be linked under a single pastor. The Rev. Patrick Melfi will succeed the Very Rev. Gregory Dobson as p...

With less than two months remaining until our June 30 deadline, the 2018 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities in Western New York needs your help. ...

OLEAN — Jamestown Community College and St. Bonaventure University are hoping to benefit from a new partnership that will give students a clearer path...

OLEAN — Tales of how Miriam of the Old Testament helped save a baby who would become a great Jewish leader will be one of the “Women of the Bible” pre...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Fred Chandler knew he wanted to be a teacher since his days as an English major at St. Bonaventure University. The 1991 graduate wor...

OLEAN — The Very Rev. Gregory Dobson’s sermon this weekend was about shepherds, who he said can either lead from the front or lead from behind. “I hav...

OLEAN — For the past few months, staff at the Loaves & Fishes food pantry in Olean have relied on an 18-year-old van on its last legs to pick up food ...

OLEAN — As a kid, the Rev. Dan Todd couldn’t get enough of superhero comic books that chronicled the adventures of the Avengers, Captain America and S...

ERIE, Pa. — Michael Amy, Salvatore Luzzi, Samuel Slocum, Joseph Jerge, Giles Nealen, WIlliam Presley, Stephen Jeselnick, David Poulson — these natives...

The great tragedy and shame of the Catholic Church is how the bishops and cardinals moved priests from parish to parish — or looked the other way — wh...

Just as religious leaders across the nation supported Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his movement for equal rights and justice for minorities, Olean’s ...

OLEAN — With the nation divided by political strife, drugs and racial tensions, it’s no surprise local clergy told the Olean Times Herald they will ta...

Many may not realize that it is the first time since 1956 that Easter Sunday has fallen on April 1, April Fool’s Day. According to the Christian Centu...

In May of 1934, workers using a power scraper to dig a pond at the state fish hatchery near Randolph made a startling discovery. They unearthed what w...

The community began the Walk the Way of the Cross Friday afternoon at the Christ United Methodist Church, and continued to 6 other local churches (an ...