News, NY State News, Western New York
Nov 04, 2022
ROCHESTER (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will pay $55 million to survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy members under a settlem...
News, Western New York
Oct 26, 2022
BUFFALO — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has agreed to strengthen its oversight of clergy accused of sexual misconduct to settle a lawsuit brou...
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Mar 11, 2020
The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo assures the faithful that they are not obliged to attend Mass if they are feeling ill, a point made Tuesday as coronav...
Local News, News, Western New York
Feb 04, 2020
Struggling financially amidst a clergy sex abuse scandal that has dramatically reduced giving, the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will close Christ the K...
News, Western New York
Jan 02, 2020
Retired Erie, Pa., Catholic Bishop Donald W. Trautman has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit that claims he covered up clergy sexual abuse when he...
Local News, News, Western New York
Sep 25, 2019
BUFFALO — The Diocese of Buffalo on Tuesday released two new documents addressing sexual misconduct and abuse by diocesan priests. One document is a c...
News, Olean
Aug 09, 2019
About a year and a half ago, a priest colleague of 53 years and a dear friend attended a four-day seminar entitled “A Pre-retirement Seminary for Cler...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
Jul 25, 2019
BUFFALO — The Movement to Restore Trust has suggested reforms for the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo in light of its clergy sexual abuse scandal, from cr...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
Jun 25, 2019
OLEAN — Following months of criticism, Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone will be in Olean this weekend to listen to parishioners’ concerns about the Catho...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
Jun 06, 2019
A new report finds the Catholic Church has spent more than $10 million in recent years to try to prevent victims of clergy sexual abuse from suing, in...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 24, 2019
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has substantiated an allegation of child sexual abuse against a suspended Ellicottville priest. The di...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jan 04, 2019
OLEAN — For the past six months, the Rev. Romulo Montero has become friends with parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Church, as well as learned th...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 31, 2018
With anxieties riding high across the U.S., it’s no surprise localized stories about national topics sparked huge interest in 2018. The rise of metham...
Western New York
Nov 28, 2018
BUFFALO (AP) — With church leaders under scrutiny for their handling of sexual misconduct by priests, a group of lay people in Western New York is foc...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Nov 21, 2018
The clergy abuse crisis engulfing the Buffalo Diocese and the Catholic Church is horrifying, from the unthinkable scope of the abuse to the staggering...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 07, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE — A longtime and now-deceased St. Bonaventure University friar was credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor. The Rev. Maurice Sche...
News, Western New York
Nov 05, 2018
BUFFALO (AP) — Embattled Bishop Richard Malone says he will publicly address the issue of sexual misconduct by clergy in the Roman Catholic Diocese of...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 19, 2018
BUFFALO — A federal investigation into clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is underway. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo has s...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
July 19, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men's basketball locker room is currently undergoing a nearly $1 million facelift with a complete reconfiguratio...
Football, Local Sports, Sports
July 19, 2025
The Buffalo Bills announced on Friday that the team and second-round draft pick T.J. Sanders agreed on a contract just four days before the start of t...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
July 19, 2025
STEAMBURG — Pastor Michael Brooks is a “saving grace” for a little rural church to overcome a challenging time. Of huge faith, he is on a mission to r...
Outdoors
July 19, 2025
Life, if we are wise and have a little luck, can be such a magical experience. True, there are many challenges, but if looked at closely, all challeng...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
July 19, 2025
OLEAN — Now in its sixth year of good music, good food and good company, the Southern Tier Wounded Warrior Benefit Concert will raise funds in support...
Local Sports, Sports
July 19, 2025
Jon Beardsley described it as having “a really good mindset for improvement.” In just its third game of the season, his Fillmore softball team held a ...
