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Patriarch Pavle, 95 (1914 - 2009)
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press Writer BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle, who called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic wars of the 1990s but failed to openly condemn extreme Serb nationalism, died Sunday. He was 95. There have been reports of an internal struggle over who would succeed Pavle, a respected theologian and linguist known...
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Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 70 (1939 - 2009)
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the spiritual leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant, which gained notoriety in the late 1980s for its followers' elaborate preparations for nuclear Armageddon, has died. She was 70. Prophet suffered from advanced Alzheimer's disease or dementia for years, and was at her apartment when she died Thursday night, said legal guardian Murray...
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Aengus Finucane (2009)
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer DUBLIN — The Rev. Aengus Finucane, a Roman Catholic missionary who braved civil war in Biafra as a pioneer of Irish aid efforts worldwide, died Tuesday, his charity announced. He was 77. "There can be few Irish people of his generation, or of any other generation, who have contributed as much to improving the lives of so much of humanity,"...
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Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk (1930 - 2009)
CINCINNATI ( Associated Press ) - A spokeswoman says the former president and chancellor emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion has died in Cincinnati. Hebrew Union spokeswoman Jean Bloch Rosensaft says Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk died Saturday. He was 79. Gottschalk was born in 1930 in Oberwesel, Germany. The school says he and his parents emigrated from Nazi...
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Erano Manalo, 84 (1925 - 2009)
Erano Manalo, leader of the Philippines' largest indigenous religious sect, has died, his spokesman said Tuesday. He was 84. Manalo took over Iglesia ni Cristo, or Church of Christ, after the death of his father and the church's founder, Felix Manalo, in 1963. The church is believed to have millions of members but does not disclose the figure. Manalo died of a heart attack in his Manila...
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Rev. Carl K. Moeddel, 71 (1937 - 2009)
CINCINNATI - The Rev. Carl K. Moeddel, a former second-ranking administrator of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. He was 71. He died after a long illness, the archdiocese said. He...
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Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, 74 (1935 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES - The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide as Reverend Ike, has died. He was 74. Bishop E. Bernard Jordan, a...
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Robert Short, 76 (1932 - 2009)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Robert Short, the author and theologian who wrote "The Gospel According to Peanuts," died Monday. He was 76. Short died in Little Rock, said the Little Rock Funeral Home....
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Rev. Tim Vakoc (2009)
The Rev. Tim Vakoc, a Minnesota priest who was gravely wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq five years ago, has died, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Sunday. He was...
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Gerard Jean-Juste (1947 - 2009)
MIAMI - The Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste, an influential Haitian Roman Catholic priest who was once jailed in Haiti for his political activities and fought for his countrymen's rights in the U.S., died...
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Monsignor William A. Kerr, 68 (1940 - 2009)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Monsignor William A. Kerr, a leading human rights figure who was spiritual counselor to serial killer Ted Bundy, died Wednesday. He was 68. Kerr was hospitalized May...
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Max E. Wall, 93 (1915 - 2009)
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Max E. Wall, a popular Vermont rabbi who worked the front lines of European battlefields as a Jewish chaplain, has died. He was 93. Wall died of lung cancer on Tuesday, his...
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Rev. Stanley L. Jaki, 84 (1924 - 2009)
TRENTON, N.J. - The Rev. Stanley L. Jaki, a leading thinker in the philosophy of science and theology and on issues where those disciplines meet and diverge, died April 7. He was 84. Jaki, a...
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Bishop Loras Joseph Watters, 93 (1915 - 2009)
Bishop Loras Joseph Watters WINONA, Minn. - Bishop Loras Joseph Watters, who led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona from 1969-1987, has died. He was 93. The diocese said Watters died...
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Archbishop Earl Paulk, 81 (1927 - 2009)
ATLANTA - Archbishop Earl Paulk, a former mega church leader who rose to fame with his progressive evangelical ministry only to have it crumble after a series of sex scandals, has died. He was 81....
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Rev. Claude William Black, Jr., 92 (1916 - 2009)
San Antonio - The Rev. Claude William Black Jr., an influential civil rights advocate in San Antonio, has died. He was 92. Black died Friday night after a lengthy illness, said his grandson...
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Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung, 89 (1919 - 2009)
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican says Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung, the retired archbishop of Hanoi, Vietnam, has died at age 89. Vatican Radio says Pham died Sunday in Hanoi. His...
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Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, 86 (1922 - 2009)
Seoul, South Korea - Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korea's first cardinal and a tireless advocate for democracy who stood up to a string of military dictators, died Monday. He was 86. ...
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Leon Klenicki, 78 (1930 - 2009)
Monroe Township, N.J. - Rabbi Leon Klenicki, an advocate for improving interfaith relations whose efforts were lauded by Pope Benedict XVI, has died. He was 78. He died Jan. 25 of cancer at...
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Cardinal Pio Laghi , 86 (1922 - 2009)
Vatican City - Cardinal Pio Laghi, a longtime Vatican diplomat who went to Washington to try to dissuade U.S. President George W. Bush from launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has died, the...
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Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, 72 (1936 - 2009)
The following article courtesy of The Wall Street Journal by Stephen Miller The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a Catholic priest, author and editor of the journal First Things, experienced at...
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Cardinal Avery Dulles, 90 (1918 - 2008)
NEW YORK - Cardinal Avery Dulles, a convert to Roman Catholicism who was the first U.S. theologian named a cardinal, died Friday. He was 90. Dulles, a Jesuit and son of a U.S. Secretary of...
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Patriarch Alexy II (2008)
In his nearly two decades at the head of the world's largest Orthodox church, Patriarch Alexy II oversaw a religious revival in Russia and healed a major church rift, but his death leaves a long...
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Joseph B. Wirthlin, 91 (1917 - 2008)
SALT LAKE CITY - Joseph B. Wirthlin, the Mormon church's oldest living apostle, died Monday. He was 91. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Wirthlin died at home of old age. ...
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George M. Docherty (2008)
Alexandria, Pa. - The Rev. George M. Docherty, credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, died Wednesday. He was 97. Docherty died...
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Abraham Woods, 80 (1928 - 2008)
Birmingham, Ala. - Longtime Birmingham civil rights leader Abraham Woods, who stood behind Martin Luther King Jr. during his "I Have a Dream" speech, died Friday. He was 80. He was...
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James Riehle, 83 (1924 - 2008)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Rev. James Riehle, a longtime chaplain of Irish athletic teams who appeared in the movie "Rudy," died Wednesday. He was 83. He died at Holy Cross House on the Notre Dame...
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Sister Emmanuelle, 99 (1908 - 2008)
PARIS - Sister Emmanuelle, a nun whose decades of service to scavengers in Cairo's slums and other needy causes won France's heart, died Monday, a spokeswoman for her association said. She was 99....
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Imam W.D. Mohammed (2008)
CHICAGO, IL -- Imam W.D. Mohammed, who succeeded his father as leader of the Nation of Islam but abandoned its teachings of black supremacy and moved thousands of its followers into mainstream...
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Taktser Rinpoche (2008)
Dharmsal, India - Taktser Rinpoche, the oldest brother of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, has died in his home in the U.S. state of Indiana after a prolonged illness, the office of the...
