Tag: John P. Foley

Remembering John Patrick Cardinal Foley

On this date in 2011, the former Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem made his transitus to the Lord of Life.

In charity, let us pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of Cardinal Foley.

May the memory of Cardinal Foley be eternal.

Our Lady of Palestine, pray for him.
Blessed Bartolo Longo, pray for him.

John Patrick Cardinal Foley: God’s voice dies

John Patrick Foley and Benedict.jpgEarlier today, John Patrick Cardinal Foley, 76, died as a result of cancer.

Until February Cardinal Foley was the Grand Master of Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre, and before this, he was the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

He’s universally recognized as the Church’s voice for many years having been the commentator for papal events for 24 years in Rome.
A priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 49 years, Foley was anchored to his home wherever he went.
With the Church we pray…

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Cardinal John P. Foley retires to the USA due to illness

John Patrick Foley, cardinal & grand master.jpgJohn Patrick Cardinal Foley, 75, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem retired from his work in Rome due to the illnesses of luekemia and anemia. He returned to his native Philadephia. His return to the USA was swift after submitting a letter of resignation to the Cardinal Secretary of State on February 8 and meeting with His Holiness, Pope Benedict on February 10; he was home on the 12th.

Foley is the former editor of the Phildelphia Catholic newspaper The Catholic Standard & Times and the former President of the Pontifical Council of Social Communications. The Cardinal held his position at the Holy See for 23 years.

His Eminence freely admits his physical diminishment but is facing his illness with courage and with Christ at the center. His diagnosis was received in September 2009.

Read the CNS story here.