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Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, chemistry professor and school administrator, dies at 99
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Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, chemistry professor and school administrator, dies at 99

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 13, 20242 min read
A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 11 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart for Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, who died Sept. 4 at Convent at Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 99.
James Earl Jones, distinguished actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93
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James Earl Jones, distinguished actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93

OSV NewsSeptember 11, 20243 min read
James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor known for his resonant voice and a Black Catholic, died Sept. 9 in Dutchess County, New York, at age 93.
Father Joseph Benicewicz, former president of Archbishop Curley, dies at 64
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Father Joseph Benicewicz, former president of Archbishop Curley, dies at 64

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 10, 20242 min read
Funeral Masses will be offered Sept. 11 and 14 for Conventual Franciscan Father Joseph Benicewicz, a Baltimore native and former president of Archbishop Curley High School In Baltimore. Father Benicewicz died unexpectedly Sept. 6 in Kensington, Conn. The 1978 graduate of Archbishop Curley was 64.
Sister Corda Marie Bergbauer, former teacher at Catholic High, dies at 98
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Sister Corda Marie Bergbauer, former teacher at Catholic High, dies at 98

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 10, 20243 min read
A funeral Mass will be offered  Sept. 11 for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Corda Marie Bergbauer, a former teacher at St. Stephen School in Bradshaw and The Catholic High School of Baltimore. The former superior general of the Sisters of St. Francis died Sept. 5 at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Pennsylvania. 
Mercy Sister Mary Ellen Brodie dies at 91
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Mercy Sister Mary Ellen Brodie dies at 91

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 5, 20241 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister of Mercy Mary Ellen Brodie (formerly known as Sister Martin Marie) was offered Sept. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville. Sister Mary Ellen died Aug. 25. She was 91 and had been a Sister of Mercy for 72 years.
Sister Kathleen Mary O’Brien dies at 81
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Sister Kathleen Mary O’Brien dies at 81

Catholic Review StaffSeptember 2, 20241 min read
A funeral Mass for Sister Kathleen Mary O’Brien, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, was offered Aug. 29 at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus. Sister Kathleen died Aug. 15 in Massachusetts. She was 81.
Mercy Sister Theresa Kane dies at 87; she challenged pope in ’79 on women’s roles in church
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Mercy Sister Theresa Kane dies at 87; she challenged pope in ’79 on women’s roles in church

OSV NewsAugust 26, 20245 min read
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Aug. 22 announced the death of Mercy Sister Theresa Kane, 87, who served in many roles during her 69 years of religious life, including being elected in 1978 as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
Sulpician Father William E. Hartgen Jr., member of St. Mary’s Seminary faculty, dies at 89 
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Sulpician Father William E. Hartgen Jr., member of St. Mary’s Seminary faculty, dies at 89 

Catholic Review StaffAugust 26, 20242 min read
A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 7 for Suplician Father William E. Hartgen at St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The former St. Mary’s Seminary and University faculty member died Aug. 12, just weeks before his 90th birthday, in Washington after an extended illness.
Suplician Father Gerald L. Brown, who welcomed pope to St. Mary’s seminary, dies at 85
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Suplician Father Gerald L. Brown, who welcomed pope to St. Mary’s seminary, dies at 85

Catholic Review StaffAugust 19, 20242 min read
A funeral Mass for Sulpician Father Gerald L. Brown was offered Aug. 19 at Our Lady of the Angels in Catonsville. Father Brown died Aug. 11. He was 85.
Woman religious who was Our Lady of Akita visionary dies at 93 on feast of Assumption
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Woman religious who was Our Lady of Akita visionary dies at 93 on feast of Assumption

OSV NewsAugust 19, 20245 min read
A Japanese woman religious and Marian visionary has died some five decades after witnessing the miraculous weeping of a statue of Mary and receiving urgent messages to pray in reparation for humanity’s sins.
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