John Patrick Cardinal Foley, the veteran American official in the Roman Curia, and respected source for journalists covering the Vatican, has died at 76. You may not remember his name, but if you grew up watching the NBC telecast of the Pope’s Christmas Midnight Mass, you will probably have fond memories of his clear and reverent voice. (You can hear him interviewed here.)
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Michael Potemra was a literary editor for National Review.
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