Father Restrepo, SJ, who long served at Shrine of the Little Flower, dies at 87 December 29, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father George Restrepo, who served more than three decades at the Shrine of the Little Flower in Northeast Baltimore and later at St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, died the day after his 87th birthday Dec. 20 at the Murray-Weigel Jesuit Community in the Bronx.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, archdiocese mourn death of Father Lawrence November 28, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Richard T. Lawrence, who over more than four decades as pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Baltimore’s Jonestown added to its distinctive history, and made it a haven both for those experiencing homelessness and the kindred faithful who serve them, died Thanksgiving Day, at age 77.
Redemptorist Father Joseph Krastel, served as professor, preached overseas, dies at 81 November 25, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Joseph F. Krastel, whose ministry as a Redemptorist priest took him to academia, the Carribean, Eastern Europe, South America and back to his roots in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Nov. 22, eight days prior to his 82nd birthday.
Sister Mary Dolorosa Bundy, OSP, Baltimore native taught in multiple states November 24, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Dolorosa Bundy, a Baltimore native whose teaching ministry took her to Chicago, Detroit and New Orleans, died Nov. 16, at age 90.
Polish cardinal dies 10 days after being disciplined by Vatican November 16, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News Polish Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, retired archbishop of Wroclaw, died Nov. 16, just 10 days after the publication of Vatican disciplinary measures against him related to sexual abuse.
Alex Trebek dies at 80; host of ‘Jeopardy!’ was educated in Catholic schools November 10, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News When the death of Alex Trebek — beloved longtime host of “Jeopardy!” — was announced, celebrities and fans around the country took to social media to express their grief.
Sister Corinne Marie Manzi, SNDdeN, ministered in education in Baltimore Archdiocese October 29, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Corinne Marie Manzi, who spent 37 of her 72 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur ministering in education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Oct. 28 at Maria Health Care Center in Baltimore. She was 89.
Sister Margaret St. John Brocato, OSF, taught 32 years in Baltimore Archdiocese October 22, 2020By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Oct. 22 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., for Sister Margaret St. John Brocato, who died there Oct. 14 at age 92.
Father Diehl’s ministry ranged from Howard County parish to papal visit commentary October 12, 2020By Matthew Liptak Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Dennis Diehl, a Cumberland native who lent his communications and liturgical expertise to coverage of St. John Paul II’s 1995 visit to Baltimore and then led St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton through two decades of growth, died Oct. 9.
Sister Ardeth Platte, Baltimore nun who resisted war through prayer and action, dies at 84 October 12, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Dominican Sister Ardeth Platte long considered herself a peacemaker and devoted nearly 40 years of her life to praying and witnessing to end war and rid the world of nuclear weapons. Her actions led to imprisonment multiple times, including for the 2002 defacement of a missile silo in Colorado in collaboration with her best friend, […]
Vince Bagli, legendary sportscaster, remembered for kindness and commitment to Baltimore October 8, 2020By Jeff Seidel Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Sports Vince Bagli, a legendary Baltimore sportscaster who died Oct. 6 at 93, is being remembered by friends and fans alike as a supremely kind person whose down-to-earth on-air presence didn’t go away when the cameras went off.
Longtime health care minister dies at 93 October 5, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries During her nine years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Francis Anne ministered for two different terms at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. She also served for a time as coordinator of St. Anthony Convent in Baltimore.
