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Western New York Catholic

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Type Monthly newspaper
Format Print and online
Owner Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
Founder(s) Rev. Dr. Louis A. Lambert and Bishop Stephen V. Ryan
Publisher Diocese of Buffalo
Founded 1872 (as The Catholic Union)
Language English
Headquarters Buffalo, New York
Website wnycatholic.org

The Western New York Catholic (formerly Magnificat, Catholic Union and Echo, Catholic Union and Times[1] and The Catholic Union) was a monthly newspaper published by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, founded in 1872.[2] The paper ceased publication in September 2025.[3]

History

Rev. Dr. Louis A. Lambert[4] and Bishop Stephen V. Ryan[5][6] founded The Catholic Union in 1872 in Waterloo, New York.[7] It became The Catholic Union and Times[8] after a merger[7] in 1881.[9] Editors included Katherine Eleanor Conway and Irish-American community leader and priest Patrick Cronin (1836–1905).[7] In August 1939, another merger with The Catholic Echo[10] created the Catholic Union and Echo.[1]

Horace Frommelt was an editor,[11] and Father William P. Solleder a managing director,[12][13] in the early 1940s, and the paper took an anti-war stance.[14][15] Bishop James McNulty sought a name change in 1963, and a public naming contest resulted in the title Magnificat being adopted.[16] In March 1966, the body of then editor, Reverend Monsignor Francis J. O'Connor, was found floating in Scajaquada Creek with facial bruises.[17] The publication became known as the Western New York Catholic in 1981.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Gangloff, Mary Francis "Sister Fran" (2008). "3 - Missions and Ministries (1900 - 1965)". A Canticle of Welcome. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. Back to citation "25 Apr 1872, 1 - Catholic Union and Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com; "Periodical Literature — The United States". NewAdvent.org. 2000. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2019; "A Singular Warning". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. August 29, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com; "Is Ours A Protestant Government? - Neglect of the Spiritual Interests of Soldiers". The Morning Star and Catholic Messenger. New Orleans. December 28, 1873. p. 8. Retrieved August 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com; Klug, Ronald J. (August 8, 1969). "Bishop regains Control of Magnificat". Buffalo Spectrum. Buffalo, New York. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  3. Back to citation "WNYCatholic Newspaper Closes Its Final Chapter". Western New York Catholic. September 10, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. Back to citation "A Communication". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. September 6, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Back to citation "Most Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, CM". BuffaloDiocese.org. 2009. Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. Back to citation "Notes and Opinions - The Catholic Union and Times - Another Lively Contributiuon to an Interesting Controversy". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. September 6, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Back to citation occurrence 7.2 "Periodical Literature — The United States". NewAdvent.org. 2000. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. Back to citation Lambert, Louis A. (September 6, 1883). "The Catholic Union and Times". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Back to citation "(Masthead of newly titled 'The Catholic Union and Times')". Catholic Union and Times. Buffalo, New York. October 27, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Back to citation "Cornerstone Opens offers surprizes". The Sun and Erie County Independent. Hamburg, New York. August 23, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Back to citation "Training Seen Wasted The Ithaca Journal". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. May 10, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Back to citation "Empire State Briefs - Buffalo". Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. Poughkeepsie, New York. July 20, 1940. p. 18. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Back to citation "Big Boy Brackey's Son Hit by Car". Dunkirk Evening Observer. Dunkirk, New York. April 5, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Back to citation "Catholic Press Warns Against War Jitters". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 9, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Back to citation "Catholic Press takes Militant stand for Peace". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 9, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Back to citation "Paper Changes Name". The Catholic Standard & Times. Philadelphia. July 3, 1964. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Catholic Research Resources Alliance.
  17. Back to citation "Body of Priest Found Floating In Creek". The Troy Record. Troy, New York. March 14, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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