obituaries FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71; archbishop thanks God ‘for his life, ministry’ Peter Finney Jr.March 22, 20236 min read Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, a New Orleans native who had served since 2015 as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, died March 21 at Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans following a lengthy illness. He was 71. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Joan Cooper, O.S.F., dies at 94 Catholic Review StaffMarch 21, 20231 min read An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Joan Cooper will be offered at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., March 27. Sister Joan died March 18. She was 94 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for more than 72 years. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Elizabeth Ellen Kane, O.S.F., dies at 81 Catholic Review StaffMarch 20, 20232 min read A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Elizabeth “Betty” Ellen Kane (formerly Sister Paul Anthony) will be offered at 11 a.m. on March 23 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Betty died March 17. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Kathleen Marie Saffa dies at 86 Catholic Review StaffMarch 16, 20232 min read A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Kathleen Marie (Marie Kathleen) Saffa was offered March 9 at the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Kathleen Marie died March 6. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Charia Ripple, S.S.N.D., former principal, dies at 96 Catholic Review StaffMarch 14, 20231 min read Sister Mary Charia served as a teacher at St. Mary School in Hagerstown (1963-64), a teacher at St. Ambrose School in Baltimore (1964-65), an administrator of special education at St. Ann School in Baltimore (1965-72), an administrator of special education for the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1970-72), principal of St. Jane Frances School in Riviera Beach (1972-76) and a teacher at St. Augustine School in Elkridge (1976-77). FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesSocial Justice Monsignor Burke leaves legacy of striving for social justice, devotion to city parish Gerry JacksonMarch 6, 20238 min read Monsignor William F. Burke’s easy-going style enabled him to lead a Northeast Baltimore parish for more than four decades while serving as the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s driving force for social justice, according to those beside whom he served and labored. Monsignor Burke, a Baltimore native and mentor to dozens of the region’s priests, died March […] Gun ViolenceNewsObituariesWorld News Thousands gather at funeral Mass for LA’s Bishop O’Connell, recalled as ‘soul friend’ to all Tom HoffarthMarch 4, 20236 min read Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was remembered as a man “gripped by grace” and “at ease with movers and shakers and also with the moved and shaken” as nearly 5,000 attended a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels March 3. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Marian Katherine Schaechtel, S.N.D.de N., dies at 85 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 23, 20231 min read A funeral Mass for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Marian Katherine Schaechtel was offered Jan. 27 at Mount Notre Dame Health Center Chapel in Reading, Ohio. Sister Marian died Jan. 21. She was 85. Local NewsNewsObituaries Former principal of St. Peter Claver School dies at 93 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 19, 20231 min read In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Anne Bernadette Mancini served as a teacher and then principal of St. Peter Claver School, Baltimore, and taught at Our Lady of Fatima School, Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Anthony G. Jansen, S.M., dies at 98 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 9, 20231 min read Father Anthony Gerard Jansen died Jan. 27. He was 98 and had spent 79 years in religious life. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 43 Next
