News releases

Official news releases from the Office for Media Relations.

February 11, 2013
The pope resigns: Your questions answered

Papal resignation: Q&A with Father Paul Robichaud, CSP
January 24, 2013
Father Larry McDonnell, CSP, dies

Father Lawrence McDonnell died on Jan. 23. A funeral Mass will be offered for Father McDonnell on Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th Street and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan. Father McDonnell was 85 years old at the time of his death, and a member of the Paulist Fathers for 65 years.
December 26, 2012
Father Edward Donovan, CSP, dies

A Mass of Resurrection will be offered for Father Edward R. Donovan, CSP, on Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. at the St. Paul the Apostle Church in Los Angeles. Father Donovan died Dec. 24 in Los Angeles. He was 82 years old at the time of his death, and a member of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle for 59 years.
November 27, 2012
Father Robert A. O'Donnell, CSP, dies

Father Robert A. O’Donnell, CSP, died Nov. 26 at the Paulist Residence in Manhattan. He was a member of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle for 67 years, and was 88 years old at the time of his death. A Wake will be held Dec. 2 from 7-9 p.m. at the Paulist Motherhouse common room (415 W. 59th St. in Manhattan). A funeral Mass will be offered Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. at the Church of St.
September 24, 2012
Father Peter Gerard Shea, CSP, dies

Father Peter Gerard Shea, CSP, died Sept. 23 in San Francisco. A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. (A viewing will take place from 6-7 p.m.) A funeral Mass will also be celebrated Sept. 29 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Oak Ridge, N.J., (funeral following 10 a.m. viewing). Burial will take place after the funeral in the Paulist section of St.
July 16, 2012
Father Robert T. Scott, CSP, dies

Father Robert Titus Scott, CSP, died July 16. A Wake service will be held July 18 from 4-8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Totowa, N.J. A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered July 19 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s. Paulist President Father Michael B. McGarry will preside; Father Michael A. Hanly will deliver the homily. Interment will take place following the liturgy in the Paulist Fathers section of St.
June 8, 2012
Paulists to leave St. Augustine, Memphis

The Paulist Fathers have handed over the pastoral care of St. Augustine Church in Memphis, Tenn., back to the Diocese of Memphis, according to the Paulist administrative team. The transition will take place at the end of June 2012.

Current pastor, Fr. Bob Cary, C.S.P., informed St. Augustine parishioners over the weekend of May 26-27, and he told them a new pastor, Father Anthony Clark of the Society of the Divine Word, has been appointed to the church.
September 12, 2011
9/11 remembered in Grand Rapids, Mich.

A huge American flag framed by two fire trucks on Cathedral Square in Grand Rapids, Mich., made the gathering unmistakable as members of different religious and ethnic groups as well as public servants gathered in the square for an interfaith remembrance of 9/11.
May 18, 2011
Father Rudolph Vorisek, CSP, dies

Father Rudolph Thomas Vorisek, CSP, a Paulist priest for 55 years, died on May 18 at the age of 82. A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered for Father Vorisek on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th Street and Columbus Avenue in New York City. Interment will follow at the Church of St. Thomas Cemetery in Oak Ridge, N.J.
March 25, 2011
St. Paul's College to Host Youth Retreat

St. Paul's College, the house of studies for Paulist seminarians, will host "Bridging the Gap," a day of recollection for young adults on Saturday, April 2 from 10 am until 4 pm. Participants will reflect on the challenges and blessings of living out faith in Christ.

A $10 donation is suggested for participants.
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