Sr. Mary Naughton, IHM, 92, died April 24, at IHM Senior Living Community, Monroe. Mary was born in Detroit on Dec. 22, 1925, to John and Catherine (Murphy) Naughton. After entering the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, she received the religious name Sr. Caritas. Sr. Naughton earned degrees from Marygrove…
Sr. Mary Nunciata, CSSF, of Detroit, completed her life’s journey of 90 years on April 22 in St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia. She was 72 years in religious life. Mary Kazul was born Sept. 3, 1927, to Charles and Frances (Perodka). In 1945, she was admitted to the postulancy of the Felician Sisters. She received…
Brown City — Fr. Richard Schmidberger got straight to the point. That’s what people liked about him. The down-to-earth, somewhat gruff priest made a habit of being easy to talk to, wearing his love for the community around him on his sleeve. Fr. Schmidberger died April 17. He was 87. “He didn’t mince words,” said…
Ira Township — Fr. Sigismund Kowalczyk was always happy see families happy at church and did everything he could to make them feel at home. His devotion to the priesthood and all that it entailed drew people to him and led to others consider the priestly vocation, said Jane Mount, former director of religious education…
OTTAWA, Ontario — In a rare show of unanimity, the House of Commons overwhelmingly supported a motion to call on Pope Francis to apologize on Canadian soil for abuses that occurred at church-run residential schools. What happens next, however, remains unclear. The motion is not binding. The motion received all-party support in a May 1…
VALENCIA, Venezuela — On a recent Sunday morning, Anderson Cedeno, 32, lifted his hands to the sky like the thousands around him, singing along to the lyrics projected on three massive screens overhead. Some jumped with excitement. The choir swayed with the music. A drummer ripped off beats as if at a rock concert. While…
