A statement from Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany

We have received word from several parishes that many of their parishioners — particularly those involved in ministry — have received scam emails that appear to be from the pastor and seek donations, mostly of gift cards.

Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger's statement on the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh

Parishes throughout the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany have been asked to take up a special collection to assist those devastated by recent hurricanes in the south and southeast and in anticipation of other storms and calamities likely in the months ahead.

Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger will celebrate the annual White Mass for physicians, nurses, and other health care workers on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 400 Saratoga Road, Glenville.

“Why Kids Give Up, Fail to Initiate, and Lack Passion,” a free workshop sponsored by the Diocese of Albany Catholic School Office, will be presented by Dr. Randy Cale on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Madeleine Sophie School, 315 Carman Road, Schenectady.

More than 3,000 Catholics from throughout the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany will converge on Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville on Saturday, September 22, for the Hearts Aflame Eucharistic Congress. Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger will be the keynote speaker and principal celebrant of the day’s liturgy, at which priests of the Diocese will recommit themselves to the promises of their priesthood and the faithful will renew their baptismal promises.

Diocesan Spokesperson Mary DeTurris Poust issued the following statement on behalf the Diocese Sept. 6, when the Diocese of Albany — along with the other seven (arch)dioceses in the state — received a subpoena from the State Attorney General

After a lot of prayer and reflection, in the best interest of everyone involved — survivors, clergy, parishioners and our local Church — we have contacted Albany District Attorney David Soares to invite him to review our records and look at how sexual abuse cases have been handled historically in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, to what extent survivors were heard and believed, what processes were followed, and what consequences resulted.

In a letter issued on Aug. 31, 2018, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger called on all priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany to join him in making a public restatement of the promises of their priesthood during the diocesan Hearts Aflame Eucharistic Congress to be held Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville.