Sister Christina Florence Rau, C.I.J., a member of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus (Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor), Rockville Centre, L.I., who devoted her life to building up Catholic health care on Long Island, died May 9.
Obituaries
Mauro Apollonio
Mauro Apollonio, father of Rev. Mr. Nicholas Apollonio, who will be ordained to the diocesan priesthood June 3, died May 22 in Italy.
Father Thomas P. Maloney
A memorial Mass for Father Thomas P. Maloney, a priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, will be celebrated June 8 at St. Joseph’s Church, Babylon, L.I.
Edith Martinez
Edith Martinez, the wife of Deacon German Martinez, of Transfiguration parish, Williamsburg, died May 23.
Brother Raymond Miklich, SM
Brother Raymond Miklich, SM, died on May 9, in Dayton, Ohio. He was 88 and had been a member of the Society of Mary (Marianists) for 66 years.
Sister Carmelina Meyers, B.V.M.
Sister Carmelina Meyers, B.V.M., 91, died May 11 at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa.
Sister Charlotte McGrath, R.S.M.
Sister Charlotte McGrath, R.S.M., the oldest member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community, died May 5 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. She was 103.
Bishop Daily Before Brooklyn
The future bishop sits on his father’s (John) knee while his brother, John, is with their mother, Mary
Statement of Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York
Bishop Daily was a “street-priest” in the best sense of the word, always putting the needs of the people he served at the forefront of any action he took or decision he made.
Bishop Daily Pro-Life Leader
Shortly after Bishop Thomas V. Daily was appointed to the Diocese of Brooklyn, he encouraged Msgr. Phillip Reilly and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants to pray at the places where abortions are performed and to offer help to the women who were considering aborting their babies.