religion

A day after saying they needed a miracle and asking people to pray, the family of a Pennsylvania high school football player who collapsed on the fiel...

FRIENDSHIP — Many churches in Allegany County and neighboring upper Potter County, Pa. are gearing up to participate in a national Back to Church Week...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Aaron Gies and Dr. Andrew Belfield, assistant professors of theology and Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University, recen...

ALFRED — Appointed Alfred State College Council Chair in 1993, first appointed Allegany County District Attorney in 1983, and an Assistant Public Defe...

Father Emmanuel Wenke was ordained to the priesthood Tuesday by Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, archbishop of Atlanta, in the Solemnity of the Assump...

Friar Emmanuel Wenke, OFM Conv., who grew up in Olean and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish there, will be ordained to the priesthood at ...

Ask anybody who knows Sister Therese Joyce and they’ll tell you she is one of the most active residents at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse in Allegany. That...

The Apocalypse has been averted — at least for now — so what are a renegade angel and a rebellious demon to do? Apparently, they drink their tea, read...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — A couple years ago, a column in The Washington Post criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for his decision to pull the licenses of she...

ALBANY — An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany, who has been accused of sexual abuse and has unsuccessfully sought to be removed from the priesthood...

ALBANY — A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred by his supervisors from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiri...

OLEAN — The day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $269,000 grant to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, officials at the church announc...

QUAKER RUN — Camp Turner celebrated its centennial this past weekend, commemorating its 100th anniversary operating at Allegany State Park. The three-...

ALFRED — The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 22 Sacred Sites grants totaling $250,000 were awarded to historic religious properties throu...

ANGELICA — On a rainy night Sunday at the fairgrounds in Angelica, the 2023 Allegany County Fair was officially dedicated to Gary Harms for his years ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Father Steven Kuehn, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, has been named chaplain at St. Bonaventure University and will begin work ...

ALLEGANY — Bonafest got underway Friday afternoon with good weather, a good crowd, good fellowship, good food and good music. Father Michael Reyes, th...

OLEAN — Gerald Zimmerman retired as director of the Cattaraugus County Probation Department in 2019 after more than 30 years on the job. On Saturday, ...