Pallottine Father Peter Sticco, who served at St. Jude Shrine, dies at 84 February 19, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries 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. He formerly served as director of the Pallottine Center for Apostolic Causes/St. Jude Shrine Promotional Center in Baltimore. Born on June 5, 1942, in Brooklyn, N.Y. he entered the Pallottines at age 13, attending the minor seminary of the Pallottines at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken, N.J. Following his graduation, he entered the Pallottine Novitiate at Queen of Apostles Novitiate in Sag Harbor, N.Y. He made his first profession as a Pallottine on Aug. 22, 1962, moving then to Pallottine Seminary at Green Hill, West Hyattsville, Md., for his undergraduate and graduate studies at Xaverian College, St. Joseph Seminary and Oblate College. He was ordained a priest April 12, 1969, at All Saints Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Father Sticco assisted the work of the international missions of the Pallottines. In particular, he oversaw the initial development and expansion of the Pallottine mission in Peru to which he traveled often. In 1982, he began 20 years of service as a Chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2002 as a lieutenant colonel. Seeing the pastoral need of married couples and families, he obtained a master’s degree from Iona College in 1988 and a Doctor of Ministry from New York Theological Seminary in 1991, both in family and marital counseling. Read More Obituaries Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’ Prolific catechist Paul Thigpen, who mused on extraterrestrial life, dies at 71 Jesuit Father Anthony Berret, distinguished English professor, dies at 86 Pallottine Father Robert J. Nolan, who served at St. Jude’s Shrine, dies at 86 Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84; Catholic leaders praise civil rights leader’s work for justice Deacon Jack Ames, Project Rachel volunteer and educator, dies at 74 Copyright © 2026 Catholic Review Media Print
