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Obituaries

Father Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and Reina Sofia Prize winner, speaks during an Aug. 29, 2008, meeting at his house in Managua, Nicaragua. Father Cardenal died March 1, 2020, at the age of 95. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

World

Father Ernesto Cardenal, poet and revolutionary, dies in Nicaragua

David Agren|Mar 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Retired Bishop Eduardo Alas Alfaro, a Salvadoran prelate and contemporary of St. Oscar Romero, died Feb. 27, 2020, at age 89. He is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Carmen Lara)

World

Once an unlikely candidate for the priesthood, Salvadoran bishop dies at 89

Rhina Guidos|Feb 27, 2020|4 Min Read

Pete Frates is shown here at Boston College's fifth annual ALS Awareness Game in 2016 when his No. 3 baseball jersey was retired. Frates, whose battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis helped propel the viral ice bucket challenge, died Dec. 9, 2019. At a packed funeral Mass for him in Boston Dec. 13, the homilist urged the congregation to face adversity as Frates did: "Be patient hopeful and strong. Live life honorably and be aglow with goodness." (CNS photo/John Quackenbos, BC Athletics)

Faith

Imitate Pete Frates, ice bucket challenge inspiration, says priest

Carol Zimmermann|Dec 16, 2019|4 Min Read

Mercy Sister Mary Aidan Donaldson is seen in this 2018 photo. She died Oct. 25, 2019, at the age of 111. (CNS photo/courtesy Sister Marilyn Graf)

Faith

Eldest Mercy sister in world dies at age 111; was an educator for 50 years

Catholic News Service|Nov 1, 2019|4 Min Read

Cokie Roberts, a Catholic, who was the daughter of politicians and grew up to cover the family "business" in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died at age 75 Sept. 17, 2019, in Washington of complications from breast cancer. She is pictured at Georgetown University in Washington April 4, 2014. (CNS photo/Phil Humnicky, Georgetown University)

News

Renowned journalist Cokie Roberts, lifelong Catholic, dies at age 75

Carol Zimmermann|Sep 18, 2019|4 Min Read

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