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BELMONT — Sisters Janet and Phyllis Burger were always very close, despite an 11-year age gap. So it was not surprising that Janet would eventually fo...

ALLEGANY — For the past 10 years, Natalie Smith has been there for her sister’s journey battling ulcerative colitis. Now, she’s sharing that story wit...

My sister and niece have two little dogs at their house. Pixie and Pebbles are easily excitable, and I have often thought of them as “yappers.” They b...

There are many things that the world knows about Mother Teresa, except this one thing. It might be one of the most telling things about her outlook on...

ALLEGANY — One set of windows overlook a gazebo and beautiful hillside in the distance. Another provides a view of a wooded area. The Franciscan Siste...

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...

ALLEGANY — When Sister Therese Joyce came into the world 100 years ago this month, her birthplace, in a small, thatched house in Ireland, was somethin...

ALLEGANY — A Franciscan Sister of Allegany commented on the proposal to permit a homeless shelter in the former convent building at 943 N. Union St. n...

ALLEGANY — When the month of December rolls in, the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany will be busy hosting a number of events for the public to enjoy at ...

ALLEGANY — Representatives for the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany declined comment Friday on sexual abuse allegations against a deceased Sister that r...

ALLEGANY — While his pace was brisk through St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, the blessings bestowed Tuesday by Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Catholic Dioc...

ALLEGANY — Suzanne Piechota and her sister, Peggy Errera, will likely never know why their brother, Jeff Karl, took his own life five years ago. The t...

OLEAN — The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany enjoyed a day of massage therapy, visits with health professionals and physical therapy during their inaugu...

ALLEGANY — Over the past seven months, two young Vietnamese Sisters have been cared for and taught English by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany — and...

ST. BONAVENTURE — One man from Olean was so determined to be at the front of the line for Saturday’s Remote Area Medical Program that he arrived at St...

ALLEGANY — For 15-plus years the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany have prayed for peace at Lincoln Park in Olean, in front of St. Elizabeth Motherhouse ...

ALLEGANY — On any given night, Franklinville sisters Ally or Dani Haskell, and sometimes both, can make shots that could give opposing girls basketbal...