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Father Duffy dies at 72 The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday by Bishop Sean O'Malley at St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, for Father Edward C. Duffy, 72. Pastor at St. Francis Xavier since June 1981, Father Duffy died Dec. 4 after a long illness. He was born March 23,1922, in Fall River, the son of the late Thomas H. and thl~ late Anna (Connolly) Duffy. He graduated in 1939 from BMC Durfee High School, Fall River, !Lnd attended Providence College for two years before entering St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. Ordained June IS, 1946, by Bishop James Cassidy at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, he was parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier for eight years, then entered the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps for three years, serving in Quantico, VA; Alameda, CA; and in Japan. Returning to the diocese, Father Duffy was parochiaJ vicar at St. James parish, New Bedford, until 1969; administrator at St. John the Baptist, Westport, until 1971; pastor at St. Mary's Seekonk until 1978; and then pastor ofSt. Mary's, Mansfield. In 1981, after. being na med pastor at St. Francis, father Duffy was named dean of Khe Cape and Islands Deanery, a post he held until 1990 and which carried the title of Very Reverend. While in New Bedford in the 1960s Father Duffy was involved with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Mental Health Clinic Board of Directors, and the Catholic Young Adults. He was especially well-known as director of the New Bedford Area CYO, for which he organized countless spiritual, social, cultural and athletic events. Hie hosted New England CYO conventions and directed trips to Washington, DC, the New York World's Fair and the Expo in Montreal. He offered use of the CYO's Kennedy Center
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FATHER DUFFY to worthwhile nonprofit youth and civic groups. Father Duffy and "right-hand man" Bill Doyle also brought in big names in basketball - the Boston Celtics and Harlem Globetrotters as well as individual pro and college players - to boost CYO programs. The priest's longtime friend Bob Cousy often appeared at CYO events even after his retirement from the Celtics. In 1970, Father Duffy was awarded the Bronze Whaler Statue for his work with youth. Also during his time in New Bedford, Father Duffy was area director of the Catholic Charities Appeal. In Hyannis, he was moderator for the Cape and Islands District of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, chaplain for the Father McSwiney Council Knights of Columbus, and Faithful Friar of the F:ourth Degree Bishop Tyler Assembly. He was named to the advisory board of the Kennedy Skating Rink in Hyannis. In March of thi$ year he was named an honorary chaplain of the Southbridge-based Former Massachusetts Statelfroopers, Inc., for kindness, under.standing and guidance shown many members of the state police. Father Duffy is survived by his twin brother, Thomas H. Duffy of Branford, CT; and seven nieces.
Pope names administrators for Rwandan dioceses VATICAN CITY (eNS) - Pope John Paul II has named apostolic administrators for three dioceses in Rwanda whose bishops were murdered, for another Rwandan diocese whose bishop is missing, and for a fifth diocese whose bishop is in exile. Archbishop Vincent Nsengiyumva of Kigali and Bishops Thaddee Nsengiyumva of Kabgayi and Joseph Ruzindana of lByumba were shot dead last June by Rwandan Tutsi rebels who apparently murdered the clergymen in revenge for the deaths of family members at the hands of Hutu militias. Bishop Thaddee Ntihinyurwa of Cyangugu was named apostolic administrator of Kigali; Bishop Frederic Rubwejanga of Kibungo was named administrator of Byumba; and Father Andre Sibomana . was named apostolic administrator of Kabgayi. Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro was reported missing about the same time that the three Rwandan prelates were killed. Like them, he was seeking refuge in Kabgayi, but his body was not found with the others. Bishop Jean-
Baptiste Gahamanyi of Butare was named apostolic administrator. Bishop Phocas Ni~wigize of Ruhengeri was living in Goma, Zaire, the site of refugee camps. Missionary of Aftica Father Antonio Martinez was named administrator of the diocese. Bishop Nikwigize, a Hutu, fled Rwanda with many of his faithful in mid-July as the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotio Front consolidated its power in the country.
WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S. bishops' pro-life spokeswoman said the death sentence given to Paul Hill Dec. 6 for murdering a Florida abortionist is wrong because "you should not kill people to show that killing people is wrong." ' "But a judge has decided that the State of Florida should kill Paul Hill because Hill killed Dr. Britton because Britton killed unborn children. The cycle of violence is horrifying," said Helen Alvare. Ms. Alvare, director of planning and information for the Secretariat for 'Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, made the comments in a statement issued the same day as Hill's sentence. Circuit Court Judge Frank Bell ruled that Hill, a former Presbyterian minister, should die in Florida's electric chair for killing Dr. John Britton and clinic escort John Barrett outside the Ladies Center abortion clinic in Pensacola July 29. Hill received two life sentences for his convictions under federal laws protecting clinic entrances. The state death penalty takes precedence. ' Ms. Alvare's statement noted that although Catholic teaching allows governments in some cases to apply capital punishment, the purpose of punishing Hill could have been achieved by a life sentence. She also said the U.S. bishops have a longstanding position opposed to the use of the death penalty. "In a society saturated with and sick from violence, capital punishment is a tragically mistaken sentence," she said. A prominent supporter of legal abortion also opposed the death sentence for Hill, though for different reasons. Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action L,eague, said sentencing Hill to death "will not prevent another anti~choice fanatic from pulling the trigger." The spokesman for a group that stage& blockades at abortion clinics, Rescue America, said Hill's conviction was unfair in the first place because the judge overruled his attempt to argue that the killings were justifiable homicide. Hill defended himself at his state murder trial and did not deny the shootings. Florida law provides for automatic state'Supreme Court review of capital sentences. It typically takes about 10 years to exhaust all possible death penalty appeals in Florida.
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