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Phila. native Sister Mary Karis dies at 92
She attended school at St. Anne's in Port Richmond and a vocational school, then taught in six dioceses including the Philadelphia Archdiocese over a ministry of 71 years with the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Knight Riders find calling in serving Jesus on Cleveland’s streets
In addition to hot meals, the crew loads their van with mostly donated pants, shirts, hoodies, underwear, shoes, boots, toilet paper, radio batteries, water, soda and canned goods
Immaculate Heart Sister Mary Ellis dies at age 44
Entering religious life in 1995, Sister Mary taught in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and served in Chile and Peru. Her last assignment was Directress of Novices for the I.H.M. Congregation.
Bensalem native Sister Marie Moser, I.H.M., dies at 91
In her 68 years of religious life, the Immaculate Heart of Mary sister taught in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and in the Dioceses of Allentown, Harrisburg and Arlington.
Sister Beata Jurewicz, longtime health care leader, dies at 89
The Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth had intended to serve as a teacher but instead became a nurse and nursing supervisor, and later the administrator of St. Neumann Nursing Home for 22 years.
Sister M. Clarissa Mroz dies at 90; was teacher, librarian
The Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth earned degrees at Community College of Philadelphia, Holy Family University, Villanova University and St. Charles Seminary, and taught in three states.
Holy Family sister, a teacher, artist and baker, dies at 96
Sister M. Ann Rita Kobierowski, C.S.F.N., was one of five sisters from St. Adalbert's in Port Richmond, all of whom entered the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Sister Denise Williams dies, taught at Gwynedd Mercy Academy
The Daughter of Charity was a leader of her congregation in Pennsylvania and New York. She was 71, and had served in religious life for 52 years.
Week of March 8-14 honors Catholic women religious
The weeklong celebration is intended to honor the nation's 45,605 women religious and the sisters before them who founded schools and hospitals. These sisters were, and continue to be, missionaries, contemplatives, activists and spiritual leaders.
Indian court asks police to investigate allegations against cardinal
The cardinal, two senior priests and a real estate agent are accused of selling several plots of lands belonging to the cardinal's Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, incurring a loss of more than $10 million.