Father Carl Kabat, a former Baltimore resident, spent 17 years in prison for anti-nuclear protests August 9, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Social Justice, World News Oblate Father Carl Kabat, a former Baltimore resident who routinely described himself as a “fool for Christ” for his many faith witnesses challenging U.S. nuclear weapons policy, died Aug. 4 at his religious order’s Madonna Residence in San Antonio. He was 88.
Cardinal Tomko, oldest member of College of Cardinals, dies at 98 August 8, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News The oldest member of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, died Aug. 8 in Rome at the age of 98.
Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94 August 4, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, best known for his 67 seasons calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles Aug. 2. He was 94.
Brother O’Donnell, a lawyer and former educator, remembered as ‘proponent of peace and justice’ July 27, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Social Justice Brother Francis J. (Frank) O’Donnell, a tireless advocate for the downtrodden who served on numerous local boards, died July 22. Brother O’Donnell, who would have turned 80 next month, had been a member of the Marianist community for 62 years and a practicing lawyer for the past three decades.
Sister Mary Clare Hughes, D.C., Baltimore native who ministered in hospitals, dies at 97 July 20, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Mary Clare (Anne Clare) Hughes was offered June 30 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Clare died June 25. She was 97.
Former Hagerstown principal dies at 86 July 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Barbara Mary Slaney was offered June 29 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Barbara Mary died June 22. She was 86.
Father Himes, popular Boston College theologian and author, dies at 75 June 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Father Michael J. Himes, who retired last year after nearly three decades on the faculty of Jesuit-run Boston College, died June 10 at 75. No cause of death was given.
Sister M. Daniela McCarthy, I.H.M., dies at 101 June 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister M. Daniela McCarthy, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died May 30 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. She was 101.
Cardinal Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state, dies at 94 May 30, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state and former dean of the College of Cardinals, died in Rome May 27 at the age of 94.
Sister Margaret Mary Glick dies at 93 May 29, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Margaret Mary Glick was offered May 25 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Margaret died April 20. She was 93.
Former St. Rita School teacher dies May 24, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister M. Anine Hopkins of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died May 21 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was 89.
Sister Jean Clare Rohe, O.S.F., oldest member of Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, dies at 104 May 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Franciscan Sister Jean Clare Rohe, 104, the oldest member of Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, died at her congregation’s motherhouse in Aston, Pa., May 16. She had been a professed member of her order for 84 years.
