The late Rev. Pat Robertson's work "in the area of bringing the Gospel message to millions where they are, through modern technology and communications" will "forever be regarded and remembered," Bishop Barry C. Knestout said in a statement about the passing of
Retired Bishop Matthew H. Clark, shepherd of the Diocese of Rochester for more than 33 years, died early Jan. 22 at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Pittsford following a period of declining health. He was 85.
"United as a diocesan family,
Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the Catholic Church, who steadfastly followed the Lord even "in the hour of trial" when he was jailed for sexual abuse before his conviction was
Passionist Father Donald Senior, president emeritus and chancellor of Catholic Theological Union and an internationally known biblical scholar, died Nov. 8 following a stroke. He was 82.
He also who wrote dozens of books and articles that are used widely in Scripture study.
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Father Anthony Giambrone pays tribute to Father John Meier, a biblical scholar who taught at Saint Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, as well at The Catholic University of American and, to conclude his career, at Notre Dame. Father Meier, who died Wednesday at the
Retired Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, the longtime bishop of Galveston-Houston and a tireless social justice advocate throughout his priesthood, episcopacy and in retirement, died Sept. 19. He was 91.
He lived at the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Retirement Residence, a priest retirement home
Jesuit Father John W. O'Malley, whose perspectives and expertise on church history and the Second Vatican Council attracted audiences that included undergraduate students and well-educated theologians, died at the Jesuit community in Baltimore Sept. 11. He was 95.
A prolific author whose books
Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years.
Pope Francis sent a telegram addressed "To His Majesty the King, Charles III," her son who
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with St. John Paul II, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other.
The two leaders met in 1989 and again in
Retired Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland, who was the ninth archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 until his retirement in 2002, died overnight at Clement Manor in Greenfield after a long illness, the archdiocese announced Aug. 22. The prelate, who lived at the residence,