Dominican Sister of Peace Ann Frederick Leonard dies at 97
byDominican Sister of Peace Ann Frederick Leonard died April 16 at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 97 and in her…
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Pope’s funeral rites, a celebration of hope, to begin late April 21
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant…
With pastor’s touch, Pope Francis preached mercy, embraced ‘peripheries’
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88 gave new energy to…
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Mary Elizabeth Middendorf dies after 74 years in ministry
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Mary Elizabeth Middendorf, formerly Sister George Maria, died on Nov. 6 in Nazareth, Ky. She was 98 and had…
Deacon Sylvester Nitzken, a veteran of the Korean War, dies at 96
byDeacon Sylvester “Syl” Nitzken died Oct. 31. He was 96 and had been a deacon for 31 years. Deacon Nitzken was ordained Aug. 28,…
Father John Deatrick dies at 91
byFather John Daniel Deatrick, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died on Nov. 2. He was 91 and in his 58th year…
Sister Evelyn Hurley, SCN, dies at 109 after 90 years of service
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Evelyn Hurley, formerly Sister Alice William, died on Oct. 16 in Nazareth, Ky. She was 109 and had been…
Archbishop Fabre: ‘I join Catholics around the world in grieving’
byArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre said he was grieving with Catholics around the world at the death of Pope Benedict XVI on Dec. 31. The…
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Patricia Healey, an educator, dies
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Patricia Ann Healey, 84, (formerly Sister Helen Daniel) died Jan. 6 at Nazareth Home. She was a professed Sister…
Xaverian Brother Charles M. Cully, educator, dies
byXaverian Brother Charles M. Cully, 76, died Jan. 11. He entered the Xaverian Brothers congregation in 1961. Brother Cully, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,…