obituaries FeatureNewsObituariesRemembering Pope FrancisVaticanWorld News With pastor’s touch, Pope Francis preached mercy, embraced ‘peripheries’ Cindy WoodenApril 21, 202532 min read Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88 gave new energy to millions of Catholics — and caused concern for some — as he transformed the image of the papacy into a pastoral ministry based on personal encounters and strong convictions about mission, poverty, immigration and dialogue. Local NewsNewsObituariesUncategorized Conventual Franciscan Francis Lombardo, former teacher at Curley, dies at 90 Catholic Review StaffApril 17, 20253 min read A funeral Mass will be offered April 24 in Hamburg, N.Y., for Conventual Franciscan Father Francis (Frank) J. Lombardo, who taught English for five years at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore. Father Lombardo, a priest of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, died April 8. He was 90. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesRespect Life Deacon DeCapite, pro-life advocate, dies at 73 Kurt JensenApril 11, 20254 min read Deacon James Robert DeCapite, a longtime deacon at St. Margaret in Bel Air and a visible figure in the local pro-life movement, died April 7 after a battle with cancer. He was 73. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Norma Loraditch dies at 92 Catholic Review StaffApril 11, 20251 min read A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Norma Loraditch was offered March 26 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Norma died Feb. 26. She was 92. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Former Ellicott City and Odenton pastor Father Harrison dies at 84 Sharon Crews HareApril 7, 20255 min read Redemptorist Father John Barron “Harry” Harrison, a former pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ellicott City and St. Joseph in Odenton who was remembered for his pastoral care of parishioners, died March 31. He was 84. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94 Maria WieringApril 4, 20254 min read The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Florek, first Franciscan at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, dies at 80 Lisa HarlowMarch 27, 20254 min read Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Florek, the first Franciscan to lead St. Clement Mary Hofbauer parish, died March 22 at age 80. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Margaret ‘Margie’ Meyers remembered for skill at pastoral planning Kurt JensenMarch 26, 20254 min read Margaret “Margie” Meyers, a longtime parishioner of St. Peter parish in Westernport and a force in Catholic faith formation and pastoral planning in Western Maryland, died March 10 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., following a brief illness with a neuromuscular disorder. She was 65. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Gloria Keltz, O.S.F., dies at 95 Catholic Review StaffMarch 20, 20251 min read A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Gloria Keltz (formerly Sister Robert St. Joan) was offered March 6 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Gloria died March 3. She was 95 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 75 years. Local NewsNewsObituaries Brother Eric J. Henderson, F.S.C., dies at 82 Catholic Review StaffMarch 10, 20251 min read A funeral Mass for Christian Brother Eric J. Henderson was offered Feb. 21 at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. Brother Eric died Feb. 13. He was 82. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 62 Next
