Brother John Hollywood, S.J., who served Jesuit schools, dies at 83 November 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 4 at the Chapel of Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore for Jesuit Brother John B. Hollywood. Brother John, a former business administrator at Loyola Blakefield in Towson (2002-07) and a treasurer and assistant minister at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore (1980-87) died Oct. 31
Deacon J. Donald MacKnew, deacon at St. Margaret Church, dies at 88 October 26, 2021By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon J. Donald MacKnew, a deacon at St Margaret in Bel Air for 17 years who was known for his compassionate outreach, died Oct. 17 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.
Lou Baldwin, Catholic journalist for 35 years, dies at 86 October 22, 2021By Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Obituaries, World News Louis “Lou” Baldwin, a Catholic journalist and a gentleman known by generations of Philadelphia Catholics for his bylines for 35 years, died Oct. 18 in Philadelphia. He was 86.
Colin Powell is recalled for priority he put on education, hard work, goals October 20, 2021By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Powell, who was the nation’s first Black secretary of state, as well as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and national security adviser, died early Oct. 18 of complications from COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington, where he was being treated for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. He was 84.
Sister Patricia Cherry, O.P., dies at 90 October 15, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Pat taught at St. Rose of Lima School in Brooklyn from 1960 to 1968.
Sister Patricia Ann Warnick, longtime teacher, dies at 83 October 14, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Patricia Ann Warnick, an educator at several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 13. She was 83.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Tonroe, D.C., former principal of several schools, dies at 94 October 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Oct. 1 for Daughter of Charity Sister Elizabeth Ann Tonroe at the Basilica of St. Elizabeth Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Elizabeth Ann, a former teacher and principal of several schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 27. She was 94.
Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity, dies at 96 October 6, 2021By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium and a mentor to upcoming priests, died Oct. 2 at Stella Maris. He was 96, and at the time of his death was the oldest living archdiocesan priest.
Former East Baltimore Redemptorist pastor dies at 85 October 1, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Richard Poetzel, a former pastor of his home parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, died Sept. 24 at the St. John Neumann community at Stella Maris in Timonium.
Monsignor Thomas Donellan, founding pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier, dies at 91 September 29, 2021By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Thomas J. Donellan Jr., founding pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley and a respected leader in pastoral planning in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 24 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, surrounded by the Little Sisters of the Poor. He was 91.
Deacon James Westwater, a fixture at St. Isaac Jogues and in diaconal formation, dies at 85 September 22, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Ordained in 1996, Deacon Westwater served throughout his time in Baltimore at St. Isaac Jogues, where former pastors and staff remembered him for his heart for service and his good spirit.
Bishop Pilla dies at 88; he led church efforts to unify Clevelanders September 22, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Retired Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, who led initiatives to bring diverse communities together to overcome poverty, racism and social inequity, died Sept. 21 at age 88, the Diocese of Cleveland said.