obituaries Arts & CultureFeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Australian Mercy sister who got gold records for Our Father recording dies Catholic News ServiceFebruary 2, 20223 min read Mercy Sister Janet Mead, who earned gold records for her 1974 hit version of the Our Father, died Jan. 26 in her native Adelaide. She was 84 and had been battling cancer. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Barbara Bell, O.P., dies at 90 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 1, 20221 min read A funeral Mass for Dominican Sister Barbara Bell was offered Jan. 22 at the motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in Wisconsin. Sister Barbara died Jan. 22. She was 90. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Deacon Robert L. Keeley, who served at St. Philip Neri, Linthicum, dies at 91 Priscila González de DoranJanuary 26, 20227 min read Deacon Robert “Bob” Lawrence Keeley, who served at St. Philip Neri in Linthicum Heights for more than 40 years as permanent deacon, died in his house by natural causes, surrounded by his family Jan. 18. He was 91. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister M. Celeste Parry dies at 94 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 19, 20221 min read Sister Celeste taught at St. Bernardine School in Baltimore from 1956 to 1959. She also had assignments in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and the Archdiocese of Washington. 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. Previous 1 … 38 39 40 … 71 Next
