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October 6, 2014

Benedict Groeschel, popular priest and controversial media figure, dies at 81

Father Benedict J. Groeschel, founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and aleading pro-life figure, is pictured in a 2008 photo. He died Oct. 3 at age 81 after a long illness.

NEW YORK - Fr. Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan priest whose long beard, gray robes, prolific writings and often controversial views made him a distinctive and popular presence in Catholic media, died Oct. 3 at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Totowa, N.J.

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