Posts Tagged ‘Daniel Berrigan’

Daniel Berrigan RIP

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

Daniel Berrigan, a poet and Jesuit priest who for decades was among the most prominent voices for absolute pacifism in the American Catholic church, died on Saturday at 94. The cause was a cardiovascular ailment, said Father James Yannarell, a priest affiliated with the Fordham Jesuit community. Berrigan, who clashed with various American administrations, was Read more

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 Read more