Brother Ralph Darmento Dies at Age 68
The Tablet Staff A Mass of Christian Burial for Brother Ralph Darmento, FSC, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, was celebrated Aug. 18 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Windsor Terrace. He died...
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Obituaries, Week of August 22, 2020
Sister Marion Lenihan, R.S.M. Sister Marion Lenihan, R.S.M., formerly Sister Mary David, a member of the Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community for 78 years, died on June 25, at Maria Regina...
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Obituaries, Week of August 29, 2020
Father Timothy Hirten Father Timothy Hirten, a Brooklyn priest serving as a United States Air Force chaplain, died Aug. 15 in Texas. At the time of his death, he was assigned to Sheppard Air Force base...
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Famed Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Dies at 78
John Thompson Jr., former basketball coach for Georgetown University, arrives at a launch party for the Air Jordan XX2 shoe line at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas Feb. 16, 2007. Thompson, who led...
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Obituaries, Week of September 5, 2020
‘A Priests’ Priest,’ Dies at 82 Msgr. D. Joseph Finnerty Msgr. D. Joseph Finnerty, a retired priest of the diocese, died on Aug. 23. He was 82. Born on Sept. 11, 1937, in Brooklyn, he was pastor at St....
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Cardinal Jaworski, Once a ‘Secret Cardinal,’ Dies at 94
A priest prays during a ceremony to bless Easter cakes and eggs outside the church before a Ukrainian Catholic Easter liturgy in Lviv, Ukraine, April 18, 2020. Cardinal Marian Jaworski, a close friend...
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Obituaries, Week of September 12, 2020
Priest Remembered for ‘Pastor’s Heart’ and ‘Capacity to Empathize’ Msgr. Joseph P. Nagle Msgr. Joseph P. Nagle, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn for 49 years, died on Sept. 4 at St. John’s Episcopal...
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Obituaries, Week of September 19, 2020
Sister Catherine McNamee, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and “one of the giants in Catholic education,” died Aug. 30 at her order’s residence in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was 89. Sister...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘Jurist of Historic Stature’
People in Washington stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sept. 18, 2020. Ginsburg died due to complications of metastatic...
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Obituaries, Week of September 26, 2020
‘A Good and Holy Priest’ and Beloved Pastor, Father Andy, Died at 73 Father Andrew L. Struzzieri Father Andrew L. Struzzieri, pastor of St. Clare’s parish, Rosedale, died Sept. 18. He was 73. Born in...
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Obituaries, Week of October 3, 2020
Archbishop Will be Recalled for his ‘Staunch Support of Church Teachings’ Retired Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, N.J., is seen in this undated photo. He died Sept. 24, 2020, at age 79. He headed...
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Obituaries, Week of October 10, 2020
Priest, Professor, Mentor, who “Will Be Lovingly Remembered and Missed” Father Joseph Raphaël D. Bruno, an incardinated priest of the Diocese of Fort-Liberté, Haiti, who ministered in the Diocese of...
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Obituaries, Week of October 17, 2020
Passionist, Preacher, Missionary, Will Be Dearly Missed by His Congregation Father Theodore Walsh, C.P., a Passionist priest, died on Oct. 6. He was 88. Father Theodore Walsh, C.P. He studied in St....
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Obituaries, Week of October 24, 2020
Godspeed, Father Fedigan: Jesuit, Minister to Hispanic Community Father James J. Fedigan, S.J., a member of the Society of Jesus who served the Diocese of Brooklyn in weekend ministry at the parish of...
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Obituaries, Week of October 31, 2020
Deacon Edward Albert Smolinski, a retired deacon who served at the parish of Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, died on Oct. 24. He was 92. Deacon Edward Albert Smolinski Born on Jan. 6, 1928, he was an...
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Mexico’s ‘Bishop of the Poor’ Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Retired Bishop Arturo Lona Reyes of Tehuantepec, Mexico — known as “bishop of the poor” and famed for promoting an indigenous church — is seen in this 2019 photo. Bishop Reyes died Oct. 31, 2020, at...
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Obituaries, Week of Nov. 7, 2020
Sister Dorothy Landers, O.P. Sister Dorothy Landers, O.P. (formerly Sister M. Cyrilla), a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic for 75 years, died on Oct. 22. She was 94. She entered the Amityville...
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Obituaries, Week of Nov. 14, 2020
A ‘Kind and Compassionate’ Teacher, Youth Minister, Passed into Eternal Life Brother Donald Sukanek, S.C. Brother Donald Sukanek, S.C., a Brother of the Sacred Heart for 50 years, who spent most of his...
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Obituaries, Week of Dec. 12, 2020
Sister Patricia Berliner, C.S.J. Sister Patricia Berliner, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 66 years, died on May 14, while residing in Maria Regina Residence,...
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Obituaries, Week of Dec. 19, 2020
Father Patrick J. Diffley Father Patrick J. Diffley, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Nov. 8, at Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston. He was 89. Father Diffley was born on August...
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