After being ordained a priest in May of 1972, then Father Richard Malone began his work in the Church at St. Patrick Parish in Stoneham Massachusetts, followed by appointments to the faculty at his alma mater at Saint John Seminary College in 1979 as academic dean. He became Chaplain at the Harvard-Radcliffe Catholic Student Center in Cambridge, moving to the Archdiocese of Boston where he was named Secretary of Education.
In 2000, Father Malone was appointed auxiliary bishop of Boston. While there, he was producing and hosting television programs for Boston Catholic Television.
In 2004, he was installed as Bishop of Portland in 2004.
In 2012, Bishop Malone took over the Diocese of Buffalo, while maintaining responsibilities back in Maine until just a few months ago.
Bishop Richard Malone has been on boards and committees tackling issues from education to evangelization…
Now, Most Reverend Richard J. Malone, the Bishop of Buffalo is here for a special half hour on WBBZ-TV.
It was back in March when Bishop Malone joined host John Di Sciullo at the Cathedral in downtown Buffalo. He told John back then that when Pope Francis was installed, that this was a special man to take over a very important leadership position.
Find out what Bishop Malone thinks of TIME Magazine naming Pope Francis as "Person Of The Year."
Bishop Malone offered his views on the Pope speaking his mind about contemporary issues ranging from same sex marriage to making comments some say are directed to the Christian right.
Have his comments led to an opportunity for leaders like Bishop Malone to be more outspoken – as he was when the Supreme Court ruled on the unconstitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Bishop Malone and Cardinal Dolan of New York say the court got it all wrong.
Now as Chairman elect of the U-S Bishops Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth Bishop Malone will tackle family issues of faith, including the problem of pornography. Family is important – so much so that the Pope writes “The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family…whereby spouses can become one to give birth to a new life, a manifestation of the Creator’s goodness, wisdom, and loving plan.
Bishop Malone is planning on participating in the 2014 Synod – a Greek term meaning to come together – planned for October 2014, on the family. Hear why the Pope selected our Buffalo Bishop to participate.
Saint Ann’s Church in Buffalo- an east side institution slated to be raised. It is an aging structure, beautiful but expensive to maintain and not sound anymore, but the announcement of the closing was a very emotional one Bishop for the community and a tough one for you. Find out why the structure had to be let go.
Bishop Edward Kmiec before Malone branded the consolidation effort as “the journey of faith and grace” as the journey to make changes in the church – with closings and consolidations – many people do feel displaced with churches closing, and catholic schools. Where does that stand? Bishop Malone says the decline in population, especially with children being born, is to blame.
When asked what his impression of the faithful is here in Western New York, Bishop Malone shares a heartwarming story of a new and welcoming neighbor.
Evangelization, a key mission for Bishop Malone, is hoped to bring many people back or to the church. But when they come back- some things have changed. Bishop Malone talks about how to maintain tradition, while changing with the times.
Watch this special edition of "Political Buzz" Sunday morning December 15th at 11a.m.; and Thursday morning December 26th at 9a.m. on WBBZ-TV, Your Hometown Television Station. Watch over the air on Channel 67.1; Time Warner Cable Ch.5; FiOS Ch. 5; Dish Ch. 5; and DirecTV 67.
