Sister Grace Miller, who dedicated decades of her life to serving the city’s most vulnerable, died Thursday at age 90. Known for her radical compassion and unwavering advocacy, Miller’s work transformed Rochester’s response to homelessness and left a lasting legacy of care, dignity, and inclusion. Who was Jesus the Christ? Scholars, theologians, and seekers have offered countless answers: a Jewish rabbi, a rebel against Rome, a Buddhist sage, a Hindu avatar, the Messiah, God

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani sparked fresh controversy Sunday following a high-profile appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press , where he addressed his tax-reform agenda, described his recent Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, and weighed in on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s approach to state-level tax increases. NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani The interview, which quickly drew reactions across the political spectrum, offered the clearest picture yet of how Mamdani i

On a crisp Rochester morning, a teenage Anqesha Murray-Cody might have missed school if it weren’t for her high school bus driver, who knew she had a tendency to sleep in and would call with a friendly reminder to get up and go. Her mother, she recalls with a laugh, “didn’t make me go to school. She was kind of hippy-like in that way.” That quiet persistence from her community, paired with a freedom to explore, planted the seeds for a life defined by curiosity, resilience, an

Bishop Troy Anthony Bronner, a nationally respected preacher, author and the founding pastor of Elim Christian Fellowship in Buffalo and Rochester, died this week, leaving behind a transformative legacy that reshaped urban ministry in Western New York and beyond. He was 62. Elim Christian Fellowship announced his passing and asked the community to keep his family and congregation in prayer. [Funeral arrangements are listed at the end of this article.] A Dynamic Preacher and