Sunday, November 8, 2015

Michael Paul Gallagher SJ

Well-known and respected Jesuit priest Michael Paul Gallagher has died.

He had been suffering from cancer for the last two years and made a personal decision to stop treatment.

He is kindly remember by many of his students. He taught English at UCD and theology in Rome. He was also a noted lecturer on church matters.

More Jesuit news.

Ahmed Chalabi, who died on October 30, was an Iraqi politician who helped persuade the United States to invade Iraq in 2003 and then unsuccessfully tried to attain power as his country was town apart by sectarian violence.

The mathematician attended a Jesuit school in Baghdad.

1 comment:

Póló said...

You may not have seen this wonderful tribute in the Irish Catholic.

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