Sister Mary Louise Murray, a Sister of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus for 84 years, died Jan. 31, 10 days after turning 103.
Sister Mary Louise Murray, a Sister of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus for 84 years, died Jan. 31, 10 days after turning 103.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Joseph F. Wiseman, a senior priest, will be celebrated at Mary’s Nativity Church, Flushing, on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m. He died Jan. 29 at Flushing Hospital at the age of 93.
At press time, The Tablet learned of the deaths of both Msgr. Gerard J. Arella and Msgr. Austin P. Bennett. Full obituaries will appear in next week’s edition.
Former Auxiliary Bishop Joseph J. Madera of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, died on Jan. 21 in Culver City, Calif. He was 89.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. James A. Hunt was celebrated in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston.
Sister Ann Helen Seguljic, I.H.M., 86, formerly Sister M. St. Ignatius of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died Jan. 21, at Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa.
Following a tragic Jan. 12 northeast Baltimore, Md., house fire in which six children lost their lives, nearby Catholic institutions are joining the effort to aid the stricken Malone family, who have ties to the Catholic Church.
Swiss Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni, who died in Rome Jan. 13, was a “sincere and steadfast” member of the Roman Curia and gave a witness of “priestly zeal and fidelity to the Gospel” at the Vatican for almost 50 years, Pope Francis said.
Nat Hentoff, 91, who possessed a rare combination of Jewish atheist, political liberal and pro-lifer, died Jan. 7.
Retired Deacon Lawrence Mule, 70, died at the Hospice Inn, St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, where he had been living.