Sister Margaret McCabe, mental health advocate, dies at 80 April 15, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered April 17 for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Margaret “Peggy” McCabe. Sister Peggy died April 7. She was 80.
Sister Anne Marie Mack, past president of the Sisters of Bon Secours USA, dies at 76 April 13, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Bon Secours Sister Anne Marie Mack was offered April 10 at the Sisters of Bon Secours Chapel at the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center in Marriottsville. Sister Anne Marie died March 31. She was 76.
Father Byron, former economics professor at Loyola University Maryland, recalled as ‘visionary leader’ April 12, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, Obituaries, World News Jesuit Father William J. Byron, known for his leadership of Jesuit institutions of higher learning and his many years of lecturing, teaching and writing on the relationship between business practices and Catholic spirituality, died at Manresa Hall, the health center of the Jesuit community at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia April 9. He was 96.
Christian Brother J. Paul Joslin, former Calvert Hall teacher, dies at 77 April 11, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for De La Salle Christian Brother J. Paul Joslin was offered April 3 at La Salle University in Philadelphia. Brother Paul died March 23 in Philadelphia. He was 77.
Carmelite Sister Mary Eileen McNamara dies at 104 April 11, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Carmelite Sister Mary Eileen McNamara (formerly known as Sister Gertrude of the Blessed Trinity) was offered March 16 at the Carmelite Monastery in Towson. Sister Mary Eileen died Feb. 23. She was 104.
Sister Doris Johnson, former teacher at Little Flower and St. Elizabeth, dies at 84 April 11, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Doris Johnson (formerly Sister Joseph Marian) will be offered April 15 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Doris died April 9. She was 84 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 64 years.
Suplician Father John E. McMurry dies at 93 April 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A memorial Mass was offered April 1 for Sulpician Father John E. McMurry, who died March 25, just six days after his 93rd birthday.
Franciscan Sister Joan Bunty dies at 88 April 3, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Joan Bunty, (formerly Sister Josephine Mary) will be offered April 4 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Joan died March 31. She was 88 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 68 years.
Sister M. St. Henry Haiss, I.H.M., dies at 90 March 29, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister M. St. Henry Haiss of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered March 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister St. Henry died March 20. She was 90.
Sister Eleanor Horneman, O.S.F., dies at 96 March 22, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Eleanor Horneman (formerly Sister John Magdalen) was offered March 22 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Eleanor died March 14. She was 96 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 75 years.
Andrew Ciofalo, journalism innovator and Catholic Review collaborator, dies at 89 March 19, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Andrew “Andy” Ciofalo, founder of what would become the communications department at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the board of directors of the Cathedral Foundation that once oversaw the Catholic Review, died March 7 in Moscow.
Deacon William Fallon, active in parish and prison ministry, dies at 82 March 18, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon William “Bill” Fallon, a deacon in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for nearly 40 years, died March 7 at St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Center in Baltimore. He was 82.