obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Margarita Musquera, O.S.P., dies at 93. Catholic Review StaffFebruary 7, 20231 min read An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence Margarita Musquera will be offered Feb. 8 at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Margarita died Jan. 29. She was 93. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Alice Klein, O.S.F., dies at 91 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 6, 20231 min read A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Alice Klein (formerly Sister Margaretta Marie) was offered Feb. 2 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Alice died Jan. 30. She was 91 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Thousands flock to Sydney’s cathedral for funeral of Cardinal Pell, a ‘lion of the church’ Adam WesselinoffFebruary 2, 20238 min read The Catholic Church in Sydney bid farewell to its former archbishop, Cardinal George Pell, in a funeral at times solemn, reverent, defiant and sorrowful, shot through with wry Australian humor, and attended by mourners from all walks of life. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Dolores Leckey, founding director of U.S. bishops’ laity secretariat dies at 89 OSV NewsJanuary 25, 20236 min read Dolores R. Leckey, who was founding director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for the Laity in 1977 and at the time one of the highest ranking women in the U.S. Catholic Church, died peacefully of natural causes Jan. 17 in her home in Arlington. She was 89. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Brother Michael J. Gavin, S.M., dies at 81 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 20, 20231 min read A funeral Mass for Marianist Brother Michael John Galvin was offered Jan. 9 at the Assumption Chapel at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. Brother Michael died Jan. 1. He was 81 and had spent 63 years in religious life. Local NewsNewsObituaries Brother Charles Raymond Madden, O.F.M., Conv., dies at 83 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 19, 20231 min read A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Brother Charles Raymond Madden was offered Jan. 19 at the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Libertyville, Ill. Brother Charles died Jan. 13. He was 83. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister M. Elsa Eckenrode, I.H.M., was a Catonsville teacher Catholic Review StaffJanuary 19, 20231 min read Sister M. Elsa Eckenrode of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Jan. 17 in Scranton, PA. She would have been 99 on Jan. 27. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesUncategorized Brother Brian Vetter, C.F.X., dies at 79 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 19, 20231 min read While in Baltimore, Brother Brian was a teacher, coach, counselor and administrator. He was inducted into the Mount St. Joseph Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018. NewsObituariesWorld News Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and oldest known person in world, dies in France at age 118 OSV NewsJanuary 18, 20232 min read Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world’s oldest known person, died at age 118, a spokesman of the nursing home where she died told AFP agency on Tuesday. FeatureNewsObituariesVaticanWorld News Cardinal Pell’s faith, suffering remembered at Vatican funeral Cindy WoodenJanuary 16, 20233 min read The death of Australian Cardinal George Pell was a shock because just five days earlier he had concelebrated the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI and “seemed in good health,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals. Previous 1 … 17 18 19 … 58 Next
