obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries Jesuit Father Anthony Berret, distinguished English professor, dies at 86 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 19, 20262 min read A funeral Mass will be offered Feb. 24 for Jesuit Father Anthony J. Berret at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthias Church in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Father Berret, a former professor at what is now Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, died Feb. 17 at the St. Claude La Colombiere Jesuit Community in Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Pallottine Father Peter Sticco, who served at St. Jude Shrine, dies at 84 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 19, 20262 min read A funeral Mass was offered Dec. 5 in Fairview, N.J., for Pallottine Father Peter T. Sticco. Father Sticco, provincial rector of the Pallottines of the Immaculate Conception Province and Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Fairview, died Nov. 30. He was 84. Local NewsNewsObituaries Pallottine Father Robert J. Nolan, who served at St. Jude’s Shrine, dies at 86 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 19, 20261 min read A funeral Mass will be offered Feb. 21 for Pallottine Father Robert J. Nolan at St. Joseph Church in Hammonton, N.J. Father Nolan, who spent 63 years in Pallottine religious life and 56 as a priest, died Feb. 16. He was 86. NewsObituariesWorld News Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84; Catholic leaders praise civil rights leader’s work for justice Kate ScanlonFebruary 19, 20266 min read Catholic leaders were among those who praised the legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister and prominent civil rights leader, who died Feb. 17. He was 84. 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. Previous 1 … 3 4 5 … 72 Next
