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Sister Barbara Newton dies, recalled for love of nature
The Sister of Mercy transitioned from 15 years as a teacher to the health care field, earning a degree in medical records administration with long service in Buffalo, N.Y.
Sister Rose McHale dies, was nurse at Camilla Hall for 43 years
After entering the I.H.M. congregation in 1958, she taught until 1969 when she earned a nursing degree and began to care for the ill and aged sisters until she joined them in prayer in 2012.
Sister Joan Mary Gibbons, I.H.M., longtime teacher in Phila., dies at 84
Raised in St. Edmond Parish in Philadelphia, she entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1953 and taught at St. Gabriel School in the city for 20 years.
Phila. native Sister Ann Sweeney, S.S.J., dies at 85
The sister of St. Joseph, formerly Sister Regina Muriel, entered the congregation in 1953 and ministered in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and five other dioceses in the region for 66 years.
Jenkintown native, S.S.J. sister dies at 82
Sister Regina Raymond Conway had been a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 64 years, serving in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the dioceses of Allentown, Camden, Paterson and Wilmington.
Sister of Mercy Mary Berenice Eltz dies at 103
Sister Berenice, whose funeral was celebrated at the Convent of Mercy in Merion, is survived by her religious community, the Sisters of Mercy.
Medical Mission Sister Marie Schmids dies at 90
The Little Flower High School graduate served in many roles in Pakistan, Thailand, the U.S. South and in Philadelphia, mostly in health care and social outreach, in particular to at-risk women.
South African archbishop compares nation’s xenophobia to Nazi Germany
Zambia's bishops urged South African leaders to do more to stop xenophobic attacks, and a South African archbishop warned of a rising tide of hatred and violence in the country.
Basilian Sister Mary Bernarda Arkatin, music educator, dies at 96
The Sister of the Order of St. Basil served in education and served her order in leadership for nine decades. She also taught students music and led them in parish concerts.
CLINIC sues Trump administration over new directives for asylum-seekers
President Donald Trump's appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to a top immigration position violated federal law and therefore certain actions undertaken by his office are not legally valid, a federal lawsuit argues.