Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday. She was 96.
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Milwaukee’s Archbishop Weakland, social justice champion who resigned amid scandal, dies at age 95
Retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland, O.S.B. of Milwaukee, a leading Catholic intellectual who pushed for social justice and increased power for women in the church before he resigned amid a sexual and financial scandal, has died.
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Father Carl Kabat, who spent 17 years in prison for anti-nuclear protests, dies at 88
Father Kabat, an avid anti-nuclear protestor and member of the Plowshares Eight, is dead at 88 years old.
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R.I.P. Tom Cornell, prophet of peace and lifelong friend of the Catholic Worker
Tom Cornell, who died on Aug. 1 at the age of 88, was truly one of the architects of the American Catholic peace movement.
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Remembering Vin Scully: Legendary Dodgers announcer, occasional philosopher and devout Catholic
Where have you gone, Vin Scully? A nation turns its lonely ear to you.
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Remembering Father Diego Fares, our greatest interpreter of Pope Francis
Diego Fares, S.J., who died of cancer last week in Rome at age 66, was arguably the greatest interpreter of the thought and way of proceeding of Pope Francis.
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Remembering Father Michael Himes, a brilliant scholar and an exuberant, smiling priest
The Rev. Michael J. Himes was a theologian who taught with energy, order, concreteness, wit—and exuberance.
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Remembering Rosemary Radford Ruether, a feminist theologian who challenged what it means to be a ‘good Catholic’
Rosemary Radford Ruether, who died on May 21, deliberately lived both within the Catholic tradition and on its margins.
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Deirdre McQuade, bishops’ spokesperson for pro-life issues, dies of cancer at 53
Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
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Funeral Mass homily for Father Drew Christiansen: a Jesuit who knew nothing is impossible with God
This Funeral Mass homily was delivered by James Martin, S.J., at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2022.