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  • Holy Father’s Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” - Wednesday November 27th, 2013
    APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION EVANGELII GAUDIUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL IN TODAY’S WORLD
  • Advent: Prepare the way of the Lord! - Monday November 25th, 2013
    Prepare the way of the Lord!
  • Catholic Schools Night Dec. 20 at the Rochester Americans hockey game - Wednesday November 20th, 2013
    Catholic Schools Night Dec. 20 at the Rochester Americans hockey game
  • Advent Music Events at Sacred Heart Cathedral - Tuesday November 19th, 2013
    December 6-8, 2013 All performances are at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 296 Flower City Park, Rochester (between Dewey and Lake avenues). Plenty of free parking!  The concerts are free and open to the public; free will offerings will benefit the House of Mercy, Santa Lucia School, San Salvador, and Catholic Relief Services work on behalf of the victims of Typhoon ...
  • Year of Faith Closing Mass Nov. 24 - Monday November 18th, 2013
    Year of Faith Closing Mass Nov. 24
  • Mass for Priestly Vocations Dec. 6 - Monday November 18th, 2013
    A Mass for Priestly Vocations will be celebrated Friday evening, Dec.  6, at St. Thomas More Church, 2617 East Avenue, Brighton. Join us at 7:00 p.m. as we give thanks to God for an increase in priesthood vocations for our diocese and pray the Holy Spirit will continue to inspire young men to consider this life of service to ...
  • Catholic Women’s Conference - Friday November 15th, 2013
    FIRST ROCHESTER CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE WILL UPLIFT, INSPIRE March 2014 Gathering will feature acclaimed speakers, worship, community The newly appointed 9th Bishop of Rochester, Most Rev. Salvatore R. Matano, will join hundreds of Catholic women from throughout the Diocese of Rochester for the first-ever Rochester Catholic Women’s Conference March 1, 2014. This historic gathering will not only be an ...
  • Typhoon victims need your help - Monday November 11th, 2013
    Super Typhoon Haiyan, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 195 miles per hour, has caused unfathomable loss of life and devastation in the Philippines region. Urgent help is needed. You can help by donating now to Catholic Relief Services, which is assisting. Click here to donate online or get information on how to donate by ...
  • Bishop Salvatore R. Matano - Wednesday November 6th, 2013
    Full Coverage: www.catholiccourier.com Bishop Matano’s Christmas Message 2013 The Most Rev. Salvatore R. Matano, the 9th Bishop of Rochester He’s a “devout, very bright, faithful and courageous bishop” fellow bishop says Nov. 6, 2013 — Pope Francis has appointed as the Ninth Bishop of Rochester The Most Rev. Salvatore R. Matano, who had been serving as Bishop of the Diocese of ...
  • Fairport parish taking message of Jesus and Mary to the big screen - Tuesday October 29th, 2013
    Church of the Assumption in Fairport, in a unique outreach, has rented two full-sized theaters at Regal Cinema at Eastview November 21 to show the new, epic film “Mary of Nazareth.” The two showings, at 2 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., have been made possible through the generous gift of a parishioner. “This is an opportunity for us ...