Funeral Offered for Mother of Diocesan Employee
Savina Salvo, the mother of Josephine Brucato, who works in the diocesan episcopal vicars’ office, died Sept. 8. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 11 at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Mill...
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Sister Carol Anton Battista, OP
Sister Carol Sister Carol Anton Battista, OP, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 65 years, died Sept. 2. Born in Brooklyn, as Carolyn, she attended St. John’s University, before...
View ArticleDr. Angela Rondon
Dr. Angela Rondon, the daughter of Deacon Fabio Parra of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Jackson Heights, died Sept. 5. All funeral arrangements were scheduled to take place in Medellín, Colombia. A...
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Cardinal Carlo Caffarra
Cardinal Carlo Caffarra of Bologna, Italy, gives a talk at the Rome Life Forum in Rome May 19. Cardinal Caffarra, an outspoken defender of marriage and family, died Sept. 6 at the age of 79. (CNS...
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Cardinal Velasio De Paolis
Cardinal Velasio De Paolis is seen in Rome in this 2013 file photo. The 81-year-old cardinal died Sept. 9 in Rome. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Italian Cardinal Velasio De Paolis who oversaw the Vatican-led...
View ArticlePatrick Tracy
A Mass of Christian Burial for Patrick Tracy, 64, former director of campus ministry at St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, L.I., was celebrated Sept. 20 at Holy Family Church, Hicksville, L.I. Born in...
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Sister Rosalie Kaseta, O.S.F.
Sister Rosalie Sister Rosalie Kaseta, O.S.F., a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God, Pittsburgh, Pa., for 75 years, died at Presbyterian Senior Care in Oakmont, Pa., on Sept. 11. She was 91....
View ArticleDiane “DiDi” Halbran
Diane “DiDi” Halbran, 60, a retired NYPD officer, and former secretary to the president of Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, died of 9/11-related cancer on Sept. 6. A Mass of Christian Burial was...
View ArticleAustin Charles Olivas
Austin Charles Olivas, the brother of Deacon Pascual B. Olivas, Jr., of St. Bonaventure-St. Benedict the Moor parish, Jamaica, died Sept. 18. A funeral service was conducted Sept. 24 at North Bronx SDA...
View ArticleBrother Labre Tallman, O.S.F.
Brother Labre Tallman, O.S.F., died Sept. 2, in St. Catherine’s Hospital, Smithtown, L.I. Born Robert Tallman in Brooklyn, he entered the Franciscan Brothers in 1957 from Our Lady of the Cenacle...
View ArticlePriest-Expert on Marian Apparitions Dies at 99
By Matthew Fowler ROME (CNS) – Msgr. Rene Laurentin, who spent a lifetime studying Marian apparitions, died Sept. 10 at the age of 99 in Evry, France. Msgr. Laurentin had published more than 160 books...
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Sister Margaret Mary Feahilly, O.S.U.
Sister Margaret Mary Sister Margaret Mary Feahilly, O.S.U. (Miriam Feahilly), 90, died Sept. 4, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. Born in New York City, she entered the Congregation of the...
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Msgr. Dietz’s Priesthood Was Lesson to Seminarians
Msgr. Conrad R. Dietz, who spent most of his life teaching high school and college seminarians, died Sept. 27 at Northshore Manhasset Hospital. A senior priest, he had been living at the Bishop...
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Sister Marie Leonilde LaPointe, O.P.
Sister Marie Leonilde Sister Marie Leonilde LaPointe, O.P., who recently celebrated her 75th year as a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, died Sept. 28. She was 93 years old. Born as Gervaise, her...
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Msgr. Joseph P. Granata
Msgr. Granata Msgr. Joseph P. Granata, a priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, L.I., died Sept. 28. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 4 at St. Hugh of Lincoln Church, Huntington Station,...
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Sister Mona Gunkel, R.S.M.
Sister Mona Sister Mona Gunkel, R.S.M., 89, a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 69 years, died on Aug. 30, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. Formerly...
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Sister Jean Redigan, O.S.U.
Sister Jean Sister Jean Redigan, O.S.U. (Sr. Mary Gabrielle) 87, died Sept. 5, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the Congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in 1949 and...
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Retired Hospital Chaplain Will Be Buried in Haiti
Father Charlot A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Lucien G. Charlot, a retired priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, was celebrated Oct. 12 at Sacred Heart Church in Homestead, Fla. He died Oct. 7 at...
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Sister Rita Who Led St. Joseph’s Children’s Services, Dies at 93
Sister Rita Meaney, S.C. Sister Rita Meaney, S.C., (Sister Maureen Catherine), who dedicated 63 years of ministry to child care and child services and to families who loved and supported children in...
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Brother Xavier Castaldo, O.S.F.
Brother Xavier Brother Xavier Castaldo, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 55 years, died Oct. 20. Born Ralph Castaldo in Brooklyn, he entered the Order in 1962 from St....
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