The Western New York Catholic, (formerly Magnificat, Catholic Union and Echo,[1] Catholic Union and Times and The Catholic Union) is a monthly (formerly weekly) newspaper published by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York from 1872.[2][3][4][5][6]

History

Rev. Dr. Louis A. Lambert[7] and Bishop Stephen V. Ryan[8][9] founded The Catholic Union in 1872 in Waterloo, New York.[3] It became The Catholic Union and Times[10] after a merger[3] in 1881.[11] Editors included Katherine Eleanor Conway and Irish-American community leader and priest Patrick Cronin (1836-1905).[3] In August 1939, another merger with The Catholic Echo[12] created the Catholic Union and Echo.[1] Horace Frommelt was an editor,[13] and Father William P. Solleder a managing director,[14][15] in the early 1940s, and the paper took an anti-war stance.[16][17] Bishop James McNulty sought a name change in 1963, and a public naming contest resulted in the title Magnificat being adopted.[18] In March 1966, the body of then editor, Reverend Monsignor Francis J. O'Connor, was found floating in Scajaquada Creek with facial bruises.[19] The publication became known as the 'Western New York Catholic in 1981.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gangloff, Mary Francis "Sister Fran" (2008). "3 - Missions and Ministries (1900 - 1965)". A Canticle of Welcome. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. "25 Apr 1872, 1 - Catholic Union and Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Periodical Literature — The United States". NewAdvent.org. 2000. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. "A Singular Warning". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. August 29, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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.
  6. Klug, Ronald J. (August 8, 1969). "Bishop regains Control of Magnificat". Buffalo Spectrum. Buffalo, New York. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2019 via NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. "A Communication". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. September 6, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Most Rev. Stephen V. Ryan, CM". BuffaloDiocese.org. 2009. Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  9. "Notes and Opinions - The Catholic Union and Times - Another Lively Contributiuon to an Interesting Controversy". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 6 Sep 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  10. 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.
  11. "(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.
  12. "Cornerstone Opens offers surprizes". The Sun and Erie County Independent. Hamburg, New York. August 23, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 15 August 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Training Seen Wasted The Ithaca Journal". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. May 10, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Empire State Briefs - Buffalo". Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. Poughkeepsie, New York. July 20, 1940. p. 18. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Big Boy Brackey's Son Hit by Car". Dunkirk Evening Observer. Dunkirk, New York. Apr 5, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Catholic Press Warns Against War Jitters". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 9, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Catholic Press takes Militant stand for Peace". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 9, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Paper Changes Name". The Catholic Standard & Times. Philadelphia. July 3, 1964. Retrieved August 14, 2019 via Catholic Research Resources Alliance.
  19. "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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