Mary Fofanah

Save St. John’s Newsletter – April 2, 2026 We await an answer from the Dicastery regarding our merger appeal.  The 90 day extension they sent us expired on April 1.  Responses can take weeks to arrive here when issued.  A follow up to the Dicastery will be sent in the coming days if we don’t receive their response.  Please pray for a favorable outcome here so we don’t have to go the next step, the Apostolic Signatura. On March 25 th  I, along with 3 others from Save Our Buffalo Churches,...

We continue to await a response from the Dicastery regarding our appeal of the Decree for Merger.  The extension they provided earlier has an April 1 (as confirmed by Save Our Buffalo Churches) due date.  Should they rule in favor of the Diocese or remain silent, our appeal has already been sent to the Apostolic Signatura, which is the last step in the appeal process. Our appeal regarding the Assessment ($211,800) has been sent to the Apostolic Signatura.  This is due to no response from the...

As reported earlier, we received a three month extension from the Dicastery regarding our appeal asking them to revoke the Bishop’s decree.  The date of their letter was January 2, 2026.  This means the Dicastery now has until April 2 , 2026 to provide their ruling regarding this appeal and that the suspension of the decree continues.  In the letter they invited us to send any additional supporting material that we believe supports our recourse.  I provided a packet of additional supporting...