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July 19, 2017

Loyola University grapples with murder of Dean’s List student

Jesuit Father Brian F. Linnane, president of Loyola University Maryland, used Scripture and the sentiments of the grandparents who raised the deceased in attempting to make sense of the grisly murder of one of the college’s rising sophomores.
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July 13, 2017

Sister Mary Ita Lashley, vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, dead at 102

Sister Mary Ita Lashley died peacefully on June 21, 2017. She was 102 years of age and lived the religious life she so desired.
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July 12, 2017

Sister Fidelis Flannery began education ministry at Dundalk parish school

A funeral Mass was offered July 6 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa., for Sister M. Fidelis Flannery, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sister Fidelis died June 30 in Scranton, a month before her 84th birthday.
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July 6, 2017

Father Callahan, longest-serving pastor of St. Margaret in Bel Air, dies at 80

“He was a great intramural football player, tough as nails," Deacon Patrick Goles said of Father Callahan. “He was a hard-nosed pastor, too. He knew what he wanted. Do the right thing, and let the chips fall where they may. That’s how he lived.”
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July 6, 2017

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, former Vatican spokesman, dies of cancer

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who spent 22 years as director of the Vatican press office, died at home in Rome July 5 at age 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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July 6, 2017

Pope praises late-Cardinal Meisner’s faithful, fearless dedication

Cardinal Meisner was one of four cardinals who formally asked Pope Francis to clarify his teaching on Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried. The 83-year-old cardinal died unexpectedly in his sleep July 5 while on vacation in southern Germany.
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July 6, 2017

Former St. Elizabeth of Hungary pastor was humble adventurer

Third Order Regular Franciscan Father Robert T. Sisk, who died June 23 at the St. Francis Friary at Mount Assisi in Loretto, Pa., was remembered as a kind-hearted parish priest whose humble personality contrasted with an adventurous past serving in foreign missions.
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July 5, 2017

Baltimore native served 21 years as chaplain in US Air Force

A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Father Samuel Zebron was offered June 27 at St. Mark Church in Boynton Beach, Fla. The Baltimore native was 84 years old when he died June 19.
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July 5, 2017

School Sister of Notre Dame who spent decade teaching in Howard County dies

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Amalia Menardi was offered June 19 in the Chapel of Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn. Sister Amalia died June 13 at age 99 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton.
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July 3, 2017

Case worker and local superior for Daughters of Charity dies at 88

A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Beard, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, was offered June 10 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary died June 7 at age 88, after giving 53 years to her vocation.
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June 29, 2017

Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, trailblazing religious sister, dies

Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a former superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence who overcame racial discrimination in her pursuit of a religious vocation, died June 21. She was three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
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June 28, 2017

Nationally recognized youth minister from Baltimore dies at 52

“He was a preacher, but he was also a strategic thinker. He was always asking, ‘What does it take to do youth ministry well?’ and ‘What’s the vision here?’ ”
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