St. Aloysius parishioners in Cheektowaga are battling to save their church from shutting down come June, but were informed by ...

The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo announced its final plan for merging and closing dozens of churches around Western New York on Tuesday, after sharing its initial recommendations at the end of May.

As the Buffalo Diocese moves ahead with its controversial Road to Renewal plan some local Catholics and priests are voicing ...

Some parishes have also announced plans to close recently, including St. Lawrence in Buffalo and St. Andrew’s in Tonawanda. Zielenieski, who leads the diocese’s “Road to Renewal” effort ...

As I read all the comments about the closing of Mount Carmel I understand the sadness. I’ve never been attached to a church that I feel sadness about its closing. The Mass won’t change, the ...

The Buffalo Diocese is virtually broke ... all the sins of the clergy we are being severely punished by the diocese. Closing churches is about selling properties to make money.

is not likely to produce a financial windfall for the Diocese. Some parishes scheduled to be closed will appeal to the Vatican for reconsideration. An organization, Save Our Buffalo Churches (Save ...

The Western New York community and most particularly, members of the Catholic Church, have been witnessing an incredible amount of discussion about the Diocese of Buffalo and the parish churches ...

Father Dennis Mende would have fought hard against our parish closing. He loved our parish,” wrote Troy Moran on Facebook. The Senior Communications Specialist for the Diocese of Buffalo, Michael ...

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On average, more than half of the diocese's churches today are baptizing ... The sale of the All Saints Church in Buffalo will close in the coming weeks. The priests told ABC News they have ...