Vatican Revokes Multiple Parish Fund Transfers in Buffalo Diocese Amid Disputed Merger Plan
The Dicastery for the Clergy struck down Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher’s “assessment allocation decrees” after appeals from the parishes.
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Vatican Reverses Several Parish Closures in Diocese of Buffalo, Advocates Say
Save Our Buffalo Churches, which has advocated against church-closure proposals, shared the news in a Dec. 8 Facebook post.
Buffalo Bishop Will Allow Faithful to Meet at Parishes to Oppose Closures, Mergers
The prelate met with members of the Dicastery for the Clergy — including prefect Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik — during a trip to the Vatican in October, he wrote in the letter.
New York Supreme Court Tosses Lawsuit Against Buffalo Diocese Over Bankruptcy Payments
The parishioners had argued that the diocese should await the Vatican’s ruling on a diocesan merger plan before requiring the parishes to pay the highest-level payment rate into the settlement.
New York Supreme Court Halts Payments to Buffalo Abuse Fund Amid Parish-Merger Dispute
The complicated case stems from a group of parishes who object to the diocese’s requirement that they pay huge portions of cash into the diocese’s $150-million clergy-abuse settlement even as they wait for the Vatican to hear their appeal concerning a diocesan merger plan.
Diocese of Buffalo to Merge a Third of its Parishes
A fact sheet available on the diocesan website says that nearly half — 49% — of parishes in the diocese have seen a decline in registered households, while 60% of parishioners are over the age of 60.
Diocese of Buffalo Announces Sale of Headquarters to Pay Sex Abuse Victims
The diocese said it purchased its headquarters building in 1985.
Roberta Drury, a Catholic Victim of Buffalo Shooting, ‘Reflected God’s Love’
During his homily at Drury’s May 21 funeral Mass at Assumption Catholic Church in Syracuse, New York, Father Nicholas Spano said Christ’s disciples have the mission of reflecting the light of God.
More Than 900 Abuse Claims Filed Against Buffalo Diocese Under Child Victims Act
The lookback window, which closed Aug. 14, allowed child sex abuse victims to file lawsuits after their statute of limitations had ended.
Former Buffalo Seminary Professor Pleads Guilty to Stalking Investigative Reporter
On six separate occasions, Lubienecki left harassing voicemails for Specht during the reporter's investigation into allegations of clerical sex abuse in the Buffalo diocese and at Christ the King seminary.
