General who headed Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding dies at 74 while hiking in mountains August 21, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News The French army general appointed by President Emmanuel Macron to oversee the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral will not see the reopening of the pearl of France Dec. 8, 2024. Army Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin died Aug. 18 while hiking in the Pyrénées mountains.
Trinitarian Father Thomas Burke dies at 71 August 14, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Trinitarian Father Thomas Burke was offered Aug. 14 at St. Lawrence Martyr in Hanover. Father Burke died Aug. 11. He was 71.
Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden, Cumberland native, dies at 90 August 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate A funeral Mass for Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden was offered July 21 at the Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland.
Longtime Cockeysville deacon dies at 86 August 7, 2023By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Edward Conway Sullivan Jr., who served at St. Joseph in Cockeysville for more than 20 years, is being remembered for his “generous, generous heart” and his devotion to his parish.
Sister Jeanne Albrittain, I.H.M., dies at 90 August 4, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Sister Jeanne Albrittain of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be offered Aug. 7 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Jeanne, formerly known as Sister Mary Anton, died July 23. She was 90.
Sinéad O’Connor, iconic Irish singer and victim of child abuse, dies at 56 July 27, 2023By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Obituaries, World News The July 26 death of acclaimed Irish singer and songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who was 56, has seen an outpouring of tributes from all walks of Irish life.
Former Mercy chaplain dies at 77 July 26, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Jesuit Father James F. Joyce, a former chaplain at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore from 2012 to 2016, will be offered July 27 at Fordham University Church in New York.
Holy Cross Brother James Miller, Baltimore native, dies at 85 June 22, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Holy Cross Brother James H. Miller will be offered June 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel of Mary on the campus of Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass. Brother James died June 20 at Holy Cross House in Indiana. He was 85.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Remembering Bishop Victor Galeone June 19, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Radio Interview Monsignor James Farmer, a close friend of Bishop Galeone who gave the homily at his funeral, remembers the life and legacy of Bishop Galeone. Monsignor Farmer is the administrator of Immaculate Conception in Towson.
Jesuit Father Gelson, former St. Ignatius pastor, dies at 94 June 16, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father James N. Gelson, a former pastor of St. Ignatius in Baltimore died June 5. He was 94.
Rev. Pat Robertson will be remembered for broadcasting Gospel message to millions, bishop says June 15, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Obituaries, World News The late Rev. Pat Robertson’s work “in the area of bringing the Gospel message to millions where they are, through modern technology and communications” will “forever be regarded and remembered,” Bishop Barry C. Knestout said in a statement about the passing of the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Bishop Victor Galeone, former Archdiocese of Baltimore priest and bishop of St. Augustine, dies at 87 June 1, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Bishop Emeritus Victor Galeone, a former Archdiocese of Baltimore priest who served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., died May 29 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville. He was 87.
