Obituary

Father Thomas Stransky had key role in ecumenical, interreligious work
- Catholic News Service, Obituary
- Sep 8, 2019
Paulist Father Thomas Stransky, credited internationally as a pioneer in the Catholic Church’s ecumenical and interfaith relations stemming from the Second Vatican Council, died Sept. 3 on his 89th birthday.
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Mercy sister who was national advocate for affordable housing dies at 78
- Catholic News Service, Obituary
- Aug 4, 2019
Mercy Sister Lillian Murphy, a former CEO of Mercy Housing Inc., and a national advocate for affordable housing, died at age 78 July 25 in San Francisco.
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Late bioethicist Daniel Callahan ‘never ceased questioning,’ says Jesuit
- Catholic News Service, Obituary
- Jul 27, 2019
In an appreciation of the late pioneering bioethicist Daniel Callahan, Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen described him as “an independent scholar working at the frontier where ethics meets medicine, law and religion.”
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Spanish Cardinal Estepa, who helped edit catechism, dies at 93
- Catholic News Service, Obituary
- Jul 22, 2019
Spanish Cardinal Jose Estepa Llaurens, a former military bishop of Spain, died July 21 in Madrid. He was 93.
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Justice Stevens changed death penalty views during three decades on court
- Catholic News Service, Obituary
- Jul 17, 2019
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who served on the court for nearly 35 years, died July 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at age 99 after suffering complications from a stroke the previous day.
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Auto executive Iacocca recalled for love of family during funeral Mass
- Catholic News Service, Obituary
- Jul 14, 2019
Though he achieved fame as an automobile executive and leader of a private initiative to renovate the Statue of Liberty, Lee Iacocca valued family above all else in life, said a priest who eulogized him during his funeral Mass July 10.
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