Sister with 'amazing memory' looks over the years

Her brother died of cancer Sept. 16, 1990

Sister Josephine Carney, sister of the late Archbishop James Francis Carney, at her home in Victoria. BCC file photo.

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, of Vancouver recently celebrated a memorial Mass for one of his predecessors, Archbishop James Francis Carney. Now, 25 years after his death, Archbishop Carney is remembered as a strong voice for Church teaching and as the prelate who welcomed Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II to B.C. soil. He died of cancer Sept. 16, 1990. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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