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The Rev. Gerard leFeber of Olean gave his last invocation at the opening of this week’s Cattaraugus County Legislature meeting. The retirement marks t...

This is definitely a testimony, Dear Reader. The Old Ones (Church Mothers) used to tell us youngsters that when we really want something that we’ve tr...

OLEAN — After a three-year hiatus, an audience of all backgrounds gathered in the First Presbyterian Church pews for a celebration of the life and leg...

WELLSVILLE — Will the Immaculate Conception School become the fourth abandoned school building in Allegany County? A parish committee hopes that is no...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The rich history of Ellicottville will now be recorded and preserved by Ellen Frank, who was appointed town historian Oct. 1 by Town S...

BUFFALO — Appeal 2024, the 100th annual campaign in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund for the Faith, officially launched Thursday ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — More than half the nation’s Republicans see Donald Trump as a “person of faith,” meaning some kind of serious Christian, which stri...

From hitting the ice to treasures of an archbishop, from fuel cuts for the city to aid for area water systems, here’s a look back on the week that was...

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Institution announced Monday the public launch of a $150 million fundraising campaign to coincide with the institution’s 150th a...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Father Larry Ford, who grew up in Olean, has been named to the Board of Trustees at St. Bonaventure University. Trustees approved hi...

OLEAN — For the first time in three years, the greater Olean community will gather in person this month to celebrate and honor the memory of Rev. Dr. ...

FRIENDSHIP — More than a ton of no-longer-used Bibles, Sunday school materials and other Christian study resources are on the way to pastors and missi...

There are basically two camps of holiday people — the early decorators and those who wait at least until after Thanksgiving. It’s just as true for pos...

OLEAN — Parishioners of St. Mary of the Angels Basilica and St. John the Evangelist Church in Olean prepared the Community Christmas Dinner on Monday,...

BUFFALO — Bishop Michael Fisher of the Buffalo Catholic Diocese issued a message Christmas Eve to Western New York: On behalf of all the religious and...

During the busy holiday season, some in the community may take a moment to step back and reflect upon the reason for the holy season by visiting churc...

SALAMANCA — The home of Swan Street residents Jim and Carol Johnston is filled with the wonder of Christmas — specifically, dozens of precious nativit...

ALLEGANY — The association of Community Care of Western New York and the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany will grow even closer after Christmas when Hom...