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November 9, 2014

Rosary honours fallen soldiers

More than 114,000 Hail Marys were said for each soldier who died in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the conflict in Afghanistan

An initiative that began at a London, Ont., high school saw one Hail Mary prayed for each Canadian soldier who has died in service since the First World War. 

Published in Canada
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.

Published in International
August 26, 2014

Dan Murphy blazed a trail for Toronto deacons

Deacon Dan Murphy, with his wife, Jean. Deacon Murphy was a member of the first class of deacons for the Archdiocese of Toronto. He died Aug. 21.

Updated 08/26/14

Toronto - Deacon Daniel Patrick Murphy was a pioneer in the Archdiocese of Toronto. As a member of the inaugural class of deacons in the archdiocese, ordained a permanent deacon in 1974, he helped shape how the Catholic community perceived its first deacons. He died on Aug. 21, at age 86.

Published in Canada
August 22, 2014

Cardinal Szoka, former Detroit archbishop and Vatican official, dies

U.S. Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka, pictured in a 2004 photo, died Aug. 20 at age 86 at Providence Park Hospital in Novi, Mich. Cardinal Szoka was archbishop of Detroit from 1981 until 1990, when he was brought to the Vatican to oversee the city state's gover nment under St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. He retired in 2006.

DETROIT - Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka, who rose from poor beginnings to reach the highest levels of service to the Church, died Aug. 20 at Providence Park Hospital in Novi. The cardinal, who was 86, died of natural causes.

Published in International