obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Madeline Swaboski, I.H.M., dies at 78 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 11, 20222 min read Sister Madeline ministered for several years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving as the receptionist/school secretary at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 2000 to 2004; administrative assistant at the Mother Lange Guild Office of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, in Baltimore from 2004 to 2009 and chaplain associate at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Baltimore from 2009 to 2013. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Poitier’s roles put civil rights issues on the big screen Mark PattisonJanuary 11, 20224 min read Sidney Poitier had 55 film and television credits dating back to 1947, although his last appearance was 2001 TV movie, “The Last Brickmaker in America.” Many of these films highlighted civil rights issues the United States was wrestling with at the time. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Margaret Mary Lewis, O.S.F., dies at 92 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 10, 20222 min read During her 16 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Margaret worked at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson; Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore and The Catholic High School of Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Ann Potenza, O.S.F., dies at 89 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 10, 20221 min read Sister Mary Ann ministered mostly in Pennsylvania and Delaware, but also spent eight years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving in education at St. Elizabeth School and the Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary William Philbin, I.H.M., dies at 75 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 7, 20221 min read Sister Mary William entered the IHM congregation in 1964, making her final profession in 1972. She served as a teacher at St. Agnes School in Catonsville from 1969 to 1970. CommentaryGuest CommentaryObituariesSocial Justice Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend Shannen Dee WilliamsJanuary 3, 20225 min read 2021 saw the passing of some of the nation’s most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Father Brian Rafferty, founding pastor of Ellicott City parish and advocate for social justice, dies at 84 Mary K. TilghmanDecember 28, 20217 min read Father Brian Rafferty, the founding pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City who later shepherded Our Lady of the Chesapeake in Lake Shore for 25 years, died on Christmas Eve after an extended illness. He was 84. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Desmond Tutu, known for commitment to justice, peace, dies at age 90 Bronwen DachsDecember 27, 20217 min read Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s compassion and sense of humor, as well as his commitment to justice and processes of peace, were among the many reasons he was an icon, said Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Tom Quigley, longtime foreign policy adviser to U.S. bishops, dies at 91 Mark PattisonDecember 16, 20218 min read Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died Dec. 11 at age 91. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesRacial Justice Leading voice for just treatment of African American Catholics dies at 75 Mary K. TilghmanNovember 24, 20215 min read A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 23 at St. Peter Claver in West Baltimore for Dr. Beverly A. Carroll, a social justice advocate who spent her life raising her voice for African American Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the United States and the world. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 32 Next
