Statement on Angel Guardian Home

In response to a report in a local newspaper that Catholic Charities was about to buy the former Angel Guardian Home, Charities issued a statement saying it would not proceed with the transaction.

Sisters Are As Relevant As They’ve Ever Been

CSJ, RSM, OP, SC, OSB, SND, OSF, DW, CSFN and more…Whatever the post-nominal letters that follow their names, they all signify the same thing: a Catholic sister ministering to the people of God.

Sister Mary Brenda Gorman, R.S.M

Sister Mary Brenda Gorman, R.S.M., 76, a member of the Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community for 58 years, died Dec. 31 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.

Sister Elizabeth V. Folles, R.S.M

Sister Elizabeth V. Folles, R.S.M., a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I., Jan. 11. She was 83.

Last Mercy Day Celebrated At Angel Guardian Campus

Sisters of Mercy held their annual Mercy Day festivities on Sept. 24, the feast of Our Lady of Mercy. This year’s observance at MercyFirst in Bensonhurst on the eve of the feast was especially meaningful as it was probably the last Mercy Day celebration at the agency’s 117-year-old Angel Guardian Campus.

Obituary: Sister Anne Kelly, R.S.M.

Sister Anne Kelly, R.S.M., 89, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 70 years, died Aug. 3 at the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Whitestone.

Obituary: Sister Helen Anne Ebbitt, R.S.M.

Sister Helen Anne Ebbitt, R.S.M., 83, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died July 2 at the Sisters of Mercy Convent, Whitestone.

Obituary: Sister Lois Keller, R.S.M.

Sister Lois Keller, R.S.M., 83, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died July 3 at Calvary Hospice in Lutheran Hospital, Sunset Park.