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Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica, as well as OLV's adjacent buildings serving the legacy of Father Nelson Baker, will be added to the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places, it was announced Thursday, May 16, 2024.

A former Catholic parish turned neighborhood support center is launching a new East Side Community Partnership in cooperation with the Diocese of Buffalo's Parish Family 21, which includes several inner city churches. Bishop Michael Fisher celebrated a special Mass to begin this new partnership, which aims to expand senior citizen services and activities.

Delegates from the Diocese of Buffalo who attended last summer's National Black Catholic Congress XIII near Washington, DC hosted a follow-up meeting Friday, May 10 at St. Martin de Porres Church in Buffalo to begin shaping a local action plan based on ideas raised at last year's event.

Catholic Academy of West Buffalo features one of the most ethnically diverse - if not the most diverse - student populations among Catholic schools in the Diocese of Buffalo. On Friday, May 10, the school held its third annual Culture Day to let students celebrate their own roots, while learning about those of their schoolmates.

The Diocese of Buffalo sponsored its youth rally, "Making Connections," Sunday, April 28 at Villa Maria College. Featuring a Mass, breakout activities, music, and praise led by keynote speaker ValLimar Jansen, it was the first official youth rally held by the diocese since COVID.

The Diocese of Buffalo hosted its 54th annual Bishop's Altar Server Awards Mass in St. Joseph Cathedral Saturday, April 27, 2004. Fr. David Baker, who delivered the homily, likened the young men and women to superheroes.