Italian Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, whom Pope Francis described as one of the Archdiocese of Milan’s “most illustrious sons and one of its most loving and beloved pastors,” died Aug. 5 at the age of 83.
Obituaries
Joseph Michael Mondel
Joseph Michael Mondel, 88, died after a short battle with cancer, at his home in Spencertown, NY.
Sister Judith Marie Burchyns, C.S.J.
Sister Judith Marie Burchyns, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 60 years, died in Southside Hospital, July 30.
Sister Frances Therese McGlynn, C.S.J.
Sister Frances Therese McGlynn, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 69 years, died Aug. 1.
Sister Kathleen Sullivan, C.S.J.
Sister Kathleen Sullivan, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 67 years, died July 31. She would have been 86 in October.
Charlie Gard
Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced.
Sister Josephine Adams, C.S.J.
Sister Josephine Adams, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, July 16.
Sister Geraldine Cregg, C.S.J.
Sister Geraldine Cregg, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 58 years, died in St. Ann’s Convent, Flushing, July 18.
Sister Carol Marie Lentz, C.S.J.
Sister Carol Marie Lentz, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, July 24.
Kathleen Basquel
Kathleen Basquel, the mother of Father Thomas J. Basquel, C.S.Sp., a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Ireland, and parochial vicar at St. Camillus-St. Virgilius, Rockaway Beach, died July 27 in Ireland.