Pallottine Father Robert J. Nolan, who served at St. Jude’s Shrine, dies at 86 February 19, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries 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. Father Nolan ministered in Baltimore, including a stint at St. Jude Shrine. He also earned his undergraduate degree in Maryland. Elsewhere, he ministered in parishes and schools in New York and New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, he entered the Pallottines at the Queen of Apostles Novitiate in Sag Harbor, N.Y., beginning a lifelong commitment to the Society of the Catholic Apostolate. He made his consecration as a Pallottine on Aug. 22, 1963. He completed his undergraduate studies at Xaverian Brothers College and pursued theological studies at St. Joseph Seminary in Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood June 20, 1970. A gifted homilist, Father Nolan embraced a new chapter as an artist in his later years. Read More Obituaries Ann Teresa O’Neill, whose confirmed miracle led to the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, dies at 78 Catherine Gietka, foundation president and mother of $183 million lottery winner, dies Sister Kathleen Marie Engers, beloved founder of Baltimore’s Pumpkin Theater, dies at 101 Capuchin Franciscan Father William Graham remembered for pastoral presence to those seeking annulments Father Joseph Wenderoth, a leader in correctional ministry, dies at 90 Father Mark Logue, who transformed two parishes and touched many lives, dies at 78 Copyright © 2026 Catholic Review Media Print
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