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(2024) I was contacted recently by one of our young mission priests, Fr. Japheth, who had extended time on his American visa and was...

(2024) It all began with the cleaning of a closet at the home of one of my long time Maryland friends. To her surprise she found an...

(2023) Two years ago a young newly ordained parish priest from Cameroon contacted us at ROTA to inquire if we assist parishes in...

(2023) Here in the Buffalo area, most residents await with anxious expectation for the Spring Season. Winters are much too long and much...

(2022) This past summer we were pleased to be contacted by a young priest from Cameroon, Fr. Jessy Nkamtchou Yepminyi of the Diocese of...

(2022) It was our distinct honor for Mama Marion Streit-Dauer, lay missionary to Masaka and I, Abuna, Fr. Ron, to welcome Bishop Serverus...

(2022) In early March we received an inquiry from a young man in Cameroon, West Africa. He had been ordained a Transitional Deacon in the...

(2021) Over the years ROTA has had the pleasure of assisting in the support of several African young men who had been studying for the...

(2021) Newly ordained Fr. Denning Achidi brought us a request from some of his acquaintances in Cameroon. He requested our support for a...

(2020) There is nothing to compare to the joy of making a journey with one of our African Sons as they dedicate their lives to Ministry...

(2019) In June of 2018, Denning Batcha Achidi, originally from Cameroon, West Africa, who lived with us at St. Lawrence before his...

(2019) In 2011 at our ROTA Advisory Board had the opportunity to meet Sr. Paschalia Nyeura from Tanzania. She had been in Buffalo for...

(2019) At the end of last summer ROTA was blessed to finally meet Abuna (Father) Kuol Dut, one of the former “Lost Boys of the Sudan” who...

(2018) When Fr. Joseph, the head of Communication of the Diocese of Masaka, Uganda had a terrible car accident he put his car into the...

(2018) Who would have thought that a Kenyan assistant to Bishop Paride Taban would respond “Yes” when Bishop Taban asked him to consider...

(2017) During a recent gathering of the Diocesan Priests in Buffalo for their annual Convocation, Christ the King Seminary Celebrated the...

(2015) In the Diocese of Buffalo, we celebrated, the ordination of our first African Seminarian studying for ministry in our Diocese that...

(2014) Ever since meeting Fr. Evarist Lubega, an African priest who was on a Sabbatical stay in Buffalo in 2002, the ministry that would...

(2013) During our second visit to the Masaka Diocese we had the pleasure to meet Fr. Joseph Kasangaki who was one of the parish priests....