obituaries deaconsFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Deacon Jack Ames, Project Rachel volunteer and educator, dies at 74 Jay SorgiFebruary 12, 20264 min read Deacon John “Jack” Ames Jr., who helped the healing pathway of hundreds of people who have endured the post-abortion journey and who served in ministry at St. Agnes in Catonsville, died Feb. 8. He was 74. Consecrated LifeLocal NewsNewsObituaries Oblate Sister M. Felicia Avila, who ministered at St. Ambrose, dies at 89 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 10, 20261 min read A funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence M. Felicia Avila will be offered at 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Oblate Sisters of Providence motherhouse chapel in Arbutus. Sister Felecia, whose more than 60 years of ministry included serving at St. Ambrose Parish in Park Heights, died Feb. 2. She was 89. Arts & CultureMovie & Television ReviewsObituaries Exploring Catherine O’Hara’s Catholic roots Kurt JensenFebruary 4, 20265 min read Catholic faith was not part of comedian Catherine O’Hara’s public-facing work and personality. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Joan Elias, leader in Catholic education, dies at 94 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 4, 20262 min read A funeral Mass for Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart Sister Joan Elias will be offered at 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at Redeemer Sisters’ Chapel in Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Sister Joan died Jan. 27. She was 94. deaconsFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 Kurt JensenFebruary 3, 20264 min read Deacon Lee Ashby Benson III, who served St. Ignatius Parish in Hickory as an influential, joyful figure for nearly two decades, died Jan. 23. 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. Previous 1 … 2 3 4 … 70 Next
