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Sister Mary Ann Potenza, former educator in Diocese of Wilmington, dies...

ASTON, Pa. — Sister Mary Ann Potenza, formerly Sister Nicholas, who spent five years of her ministry in the Diocese of Wilmington, died in...

Retired priest Father Thomas E. Hanley, former pastor of Holy Cross,...

Father Thomas E. Hanley, a longtime pastor in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Jan. 6. He was 83. A Wilmington native, Father Hanley attended Christ...

Franciscan Father Paul Williams, former pastor of St. Joseph’s in Wilmington,...

Franciscan Father Paul Williams, formerly the pastor of St. Joseph’s Church on French Street in Wilmington, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, according to a...

U.S. bishops’ longtime foreign policy adviser Tom Quigley dies at 91

WASHINGTON — Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died...

Father Robert G. Reece, Oblate of St. Francis de Sales for...

CHILDS, Md. — Father Robert G. Reece, a professed member of the Oblate of St. Francis de Sales for 66 years, died Dec. 6....

Sister Bernice Pelczar, OSF, who served multiple agencies in Diocese of...

ASTON, Pa. — Sister Bernice Pelczar, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 51 years, died Dec. 3 in...

Former Ursuline Academy president James Keegan remembered for leadership, volunteer work

James Keegan, a former president of Ursuline Academy, died Nov. 15. He was 84. Keegan and his wife, Katie, were longtime supporters of Ursuline. They...

Ireland native Sister Mary Carmel Molloy, OSF, dies at 81

ASTON, Pa. — Sister Mary Carmel Molloy, a professed Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 59 years, died Oct. 11 in Assisi House....

Sister Megan Rice, anti-nuclear weapons activist, dies at 91

ROSEMONT, Pa. (CNS) -- Sister Megan Rice, whose yearslong crusade against nuclear weapons included serving two years behind bars for a felony, died Oct....

Former St. Anthony of Padua parochial vicar Father Gerard J. Mahoney...

CHILDS, Md. — Father Gerard J. Mahoney, a professed member of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 58 years, died Oct. 2....

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