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Franciscan Father Jean-Claude Chupin, co-founder of the Community of the Lamb who died at 94, was known for living on the streets with the homeless and forming a global religious family rooted in prayer and poverty.
A convert to Catholicism, Thigpen wrote prolifically on saints, the Blessed Mother, and the possibility of intelligent alien life, among other topics.
COMMENTARY: He was a quiet man who sought no attention and knew he was serving a saint. May he rest in peace.
The longtime activist was a fixture in U.S. politics for decades, including two presidential runs.
In prophetic words for today’s AI age, in 2014, he urged the Church and the political world to remember that human beings may perish by misusing technology, but never by discovering the truth — an echo of John Paul II’s trust in the compatibility of genuine science and Christian hope.
COMMENTARY: Perhaps the most valuable trait John will be remembered for was his willingness to put into practice what popes have often taught about journalism: to report truth with charity.
‘I accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, and I look forward to spending an eternity with him,’ Adams declared in the message, adding that he hoped he was ‘still qualified for entry’ into heaven upon his death.
The prolific Catholic writer and journalist died Jan. 6 at 90.
Friends and fellow Salesians recall the work of Sister Mary Rinaldi, who died in November at age 81.
The noted historian and longtime college professor is being remembered as a man of prophetic insight who defended Church teaching and helped to make the Catholic intellectual tradition accessible for his students and readers.
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