obituaries FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Jesuit Father Vincent de Paul Alagia dies at 99 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 30, 20262 min read In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Father Alagia served as a retreat director at Manresa-on-Severn in Annapolis and led many Marriage Encounter retreats through 1977. He served in pastoral ministry while residing at the St. Claude La Colombière Jesuit Community in Baltimore (2011–16), where he returned in 2025. Consecrated LifeLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Sigrid Simlik, former teacher in Baltimore, dies at 97 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 29, 20261 min read A funeral Mass will be offered Feb. 12 in Wisconsin for Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Sigrid Simlik, who died Jan. 23. Sister Sigrid, a former teacher at St. Rose of Lima School in Brookland, was 97. NewsObituariesVaticanWorld News A silent life behind three popes: Farewell to Angelo Gugel, the iconic papal butler Katarzyna SzalajkoJanuary 22, 20266 min read Five cardinals bid their farewell Jan. 17 to Angelo Gugel, the pontifical butler and witness to modern papal history, who stood silently behind St. John Paul II for nearly three decades, and contributed to saving the pope on the day of the assasination attempt. CommentaryJournalismObituaries John L. Allen Jr.: A Man for All Seasons, at a Roman Table Ines San MartinJanuary 22, 20267 min read John Allen never believed journalism was about winning arguments or pleasing audiences. He believed it was about fidelity — to facts, to sources, to context and ultimately to readers. JournalismNewsObituariesVaticanWorld News Crux editor, veteran Vatican journalist John Allen loses battle with cancer Junno Arocho EstevesJanuary 22, 20269 min read John Allen, the editor-in-chief of Crux whose decades-long career in journalism defined him as one of the authoritative voices on the Vatican and the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 61. MissionsNewsObituariesWorld News Father Zanardini, top missionary anthropologist among Indigenous groups, dies in Paraguay at 83 Eduardo Campos LimaJanuary 21, 20264 min read Salesian Father Giuseppe Zanardini, an Italian-born priest and scholar who profoundly shaped the study of Indigenous anthropology in Paraguay, died on Jan. 19 at age 83, the South American country’s Salesian congregation announced. Consecrated LifeFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Christina Christie, former Anglican nun who led her community into the Catholic Church, dies at 94 George P. Matysek Jr.January 15, 20266 min read Sister Christina Christie, a former Anglican nun who played a pivotal role in guiding her Catonsville-based women’s religious community into full communion with the Catholic Church, died Dec. 5. She was 94 and had been a member of the Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor for 59 years. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsObituariesWorld News Hundreds bid ‘adieu’ to Brigitte Bardot at funeral in Saint-Tropez Junno Arocho EstevesJanuary 8, 20264 min read Crowds gathered in the French coastal town of Saint-Tropez to bid a final farewell to actress Brigitte Bardot. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Beloved pastor who endured paralysis dies at 77 George P. Matysek Jr.January 8, 20266 min read Redemptorist Father John Murray, a visionary former pastor of St. Wenceslaus in Baltimore and St. Mary in Annapolis whose courage in the face of long-term paralysis inspired many, died Dec. 30. He was 77. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Catherine Horan, S.N.D.deN., dies at 86 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 7, 20261 min read A former teacher at Trinity School in Ilchester, she also served in the Archdiocese of Washington and Kenya, where she worked with children with disabilities and helped people start small businesses. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 69 Next
