Words for the faithfully departed.
"Cardinal Grech was a religious of great wisdom and deep spirituality, who loved the Church and religious life" — Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re By ITV staff with CNA Cardinal Prosper Grech embraces Pope Francis. He died on December 30 at the age of 94 Cardinal Prosper Grech, an internationally renowned theologian whose career at [...]
Supreme Court justices and family members listen to prayers near the casket of Justice Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court in Washington February 19 (CNS photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Reuters) A brilliant jurist, he manifested the distinctively Catholic habit of self-criticism, born of humility… The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is seen in this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec) His “originalism” was not just a sound constitutional principle. It was a defense against the encroaching abuse of judicial power — like the enforced legalization of same-sex “marriage” [...]
Cardinal George dies April 17 after long battle with cancer By Inside the Vatican Staff, with CNS Reports Cardinal Francis George, the retired archbishop of Chicago who was the first native Chicagoan to head the archdiocese, died on April 17 at his residence after nearly 10 years battling cancer. He was 78. Statement by Archbishop Charles [...]
The late Cardinal Edward Michael Egan in 2003 at the jubilee of John Paul II. The sudden death of Cardinal Edward Egan, 82, the Archbishop of New York for nine years (2000-2009), prompted sadness for his passing and appreciation for his multifaceted career. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II to succeed the [...]
Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini. On the afternoon of November 24, at the altar of the Cathedral of the Vatican Basilica, Pope Francis presided over the rites of the last “Commendatio” and “Valedictio” at the conclusion of the funeral for Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers, who passed away on [...]
The late Benny Lai. Benny Lai, the dean of the journalists accredited to the Holy See, a prolific essayist and author, died in Rome on December 12 at the age of 88. He had been covering Holy See affairs for more than 60 years, since the early 1950s. Lai had been sick for some [...]
Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw, primate of the Catholic Church in Poland, during the final years of Communism and during the restoration of democracy. Retired Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw, who served as Primate of the Catholic Church in Poland during the final years of Communism and during the restoration of democracy, died January [...]
“Acriter et fideliter.” With courage and faithfulness. This is the ancient motto of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, and the words well describe the life and character of the late Gregor Volken, vice-commandant of the corps, who served four Popes for 38 years and two months, making his one of the longest services in the history of [...]
Some years ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s personal confessor was no longer available, as he had to leave Italy; then the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith showed the desire to have a new confessor from the Franciscan Conventual Friars, who are the official confessors at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome. [...]
