Obituaries

Obituary: Patrick Riley

A funeral Mass was celebrated in Wauwatosa, Wisc., for Patrick Riley, who died May 30. He was 89. Riley served 1962-74 as a correspondent for the Rome bureau of Catholic News Service ­– then known as National Catholic News Service. His work included coverage of the activities of the Second Vatican Council. He also was the service’s foreign editor, 1974-76. His extensive background in journalism included three years as editor of the National Catholic Register, from 1976 to 1979, as well as society-page editor for The New York Times and work in London and Paris for Reuters and UPI International. Riley also worked for CBS