Mar 12, 2026, 4:20 PM
Beginning with the start of the 2026-27 school year, high school students attending Catholic Central School campus will move to Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.
Feb 20, 2026, 12:38 PM
According to data collected by parishes across the 14-county Diocese, the number of adults being baptized into the faith has risen steadily over the last five years.
Feb 17, 2026, 1:43 PM
Bishop Mark O’Connell will offer a Holy Hour for Peace on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Blessed Sacrament Church, 607 Central Ave., Albany, beginning at 7pm.
Jan 22, 2026, 11:11 AM
Bishop Mark O’Connell will celebrate Mass at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Wynantskill on Friday, January 23 at 9 a.m. to kick off National Catholic Schools Week in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.
Jan 7, 2026, 11:28 AM
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, Bishop Mark O'Connell extends a heartfelt welcome to Bishop-Designate John Bonnici, chosen to serve as the Bishop of the Diocese of Rochester.
Dec 19, 2025, 1:05 PM
On behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, I welcome Archbishop-Designate Ronald A. Hicks, who has been chosen by Pope Leo XIV to serve as Archbishop of New York.
Dec 17, 2025, 9:45 AM
“We are extraordinarily troubled by Governor Hochul’s announcement that she will sign the egregious bill passed by the legislature earlier this year sanctioning physician-assisted suicide in New York State.
Nov 24, 2025, 11:55 AM
Bishop Scharfenberger is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments.
Nov 19, 2025, 11:24 AM
Bishop Mark O’Connell will be installed as the 11th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany on Friday, December 5, 2025 with a prayer service on the evening of Thursday, December 4, 2025.
Nov 13, 2025, 4:13 PM
Bishop Mark O’Connell, Bishop-designate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, has been elected the new Chair of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).