LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica in Lackawanna is all decked out and ready for parishioners and neighbors this holiday season. More than 30 volunteers ...

Our Lady of Victory Basilica, 767 Ridge Road, is open daily from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. It attracts between 30,000 and 35,000 visitors each year, said John Pitts, director of public relations and ...

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica in Lackawanna will be packed Sunday and Monday as people from across Western New York celebrate Christmas. Masses on Christmas ...

Our Lady of Victory is a monumental basilica form, Georgia marble-clad church completed in 1926 to the designs of Cleveland, Ohio-based architect Emile Ulrich. The church is the second on this site.

Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna will host a family carnival and chicken barbecue from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday with special guests in attendance.

“I hope that Our Lady of Victory, who is honored here in this gorgeous shrine, this basilica, that she will intercede for this diocese,” responded Bishop Reed. WKBW OLV's dome.

Our Lady of Victory’s closure would be a loss to its parishioners as well as a setback to the broader mission of the Catholic Church in this region.

A painting at the entrance of the Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna. Mark Mulville. Previous Slide. Showing slide 1 of 23. Next Slide. By Lian Bunny – Reporter, Buffalo Business First.