Sister Margaret Mary Glick dies at 93 May 29, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Margaret Mary Glick was offered May 25 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Margaret died April 20. She was 93.
Former St. Rita School teacher dies May 24, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister M. Anine Hopkins of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died May 21 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was 89.
Sister Jean Clare Rohe, O.S.F., oldest member of Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, dies at 104 May 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Franciscan Sister Jean Clare Rohe, 104, the oldest member of Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, died at her congregation’s motherhouse in Aston, Pa., May 16. She had been a professed member of her order for 84 years.
Deacon John Rafter Jr., known for bringing people into the Catholic Church, dies May 18, 2022By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon John Joseph Rafter Jr., who had a passion for bringing people into the Catholic Church, died May 11 at University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie. He was 79.
Sister Joan Matthews dies at 93 May 17, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Joan Matthews of the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence will be offered May 24 in Indiana. Sister Joan, formerly known as Sister Ignatius, died April 25. She was 93 and had spent 75 years as a Sister of Providence.
Redemptorist Brother De Sales Zimpfer dies May 6, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A May 6 funeral Mass was offered for Redemptorist Brother De Sales Zimpfer at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown. Brother De Sales died May 1 at the St. John Neumann Residence of Stella Maris in Timonium, three days ahead of his 87th birthday.
Monsignor Tewes, former pastor and mentor to future priests, dies May 4, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A much-loved priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Monsignor Tewes served as an associate pastor and then pastor of what is now New All Saints in Liberty Heights from 1963 to 1974. He was then pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans from 1974 to 1984, St. Michael in Overlea from 1984 to 1992 and Our Lady of Hope from 1992 to 2000.
From refugee to world leader, Madeleine Albright remembered in Washington April 28, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Madeleine Albright was eulogized April 27 at a funeral service at Washington’s National Cathedral by notable friends and family gathered to remember the happy but also turbulent times in the life of the former U.S. Secretary of State, the first woman to hold that position.
Maryland advocate Deirdre McQuade, 53, helped communicate bishops’ pro-life message April 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Respect Life, World News Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade, who for more than a decade shared perspectives of U.S. bishops’ and the Catholic Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life, died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
Deacon Mortel, who inspired many to help his homeland of Haiti, dies at 88 April 23, 2022By Paul McMullen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Missions, News, Obituaries Deacon Rodrigue Mortel, who as director of the Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Baltimore inspired dozens of parishes in the archdiocese to support sister churches in his homeland of Haiti and led hundreds of Catholic high-schoolers on summer missions there, died April 22 at his home in Hershey, Pa.
Sister Kathleen Mary Winkelman, O.S.F., dies at 86 April 22, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Kathleen Mary Winkelman will be offered April 25 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.
Father Steffener, a beloved fixture at Westminster parish, dies at 91 April 20, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Gerard James Steffener died April 13 at BridgingLife Dove House in Westminster. He was 91.
