Peace activist Daniel Berrigan dies aged 94

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

Jesuit peace activist Daniel Berrigan, who was imprisoned after burning draft files in an anti-war protest in the 1960s, has died aged 94.

Fr Berrigan died peacefully on April 30 at Murray-Weigel Hall in New York City, after a long illness.

Fr Berrigan and his younger brother, Fr Philip Berrigan, emerged as leaders of the radical anti-war movement in the 1960s, becoming household names.

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