Religion

Faith leaders remembered by the communities they served. 78 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.

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  Vissarion Stretovych

  1953 – 2026 · Metropolitan bishop

  Metropolitan of Ovruch and Korosten who spent a lifetime serving Polissya.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Gordon Cheng

  1961 – 2026 · Anglican minister and Christian writer

  Bible teacher, writer and minister who never stopped arguing for the gospel.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ediémou Blin Jacob

  † 2026 · Pastor

  Servant of God, builder of peace and tireless voice for dialogue between faiths.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Syukron Ma'mun

  1941 – 2026 · Islamic scholar

  The Singa Podium of Jakarta, who preached across the archipelago and built Daarul Rahman for half a century.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kappetiyagoda Sirivimala Thera

  † 2026 · Buddhist monk

  Anunayaka of the Ramanna Nikaya who guided Getambe Rajopavanaramaya for four decades and spoke for his country without fear.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sabri Anar

  1966 – 2026 · Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Diyarbakır (Amida)

  Builder of churches in Sarcelles and Arnouville, shepherd of the Chaldeans of France and Turkey.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ramesh Babaji Maharaj

  1938 – 2026 · Hindu saint and spiritual teacher

  He came to Barsana as a boy and never left. For seventy years he sang Radha's name and guarded the cows, hills and waters of Braj.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Devprasad John Ganawa

  1951 – 2026 · Roman Catholic bishop

  Bishop of Udaipur whose motto was The Joy of Hope; SVD shepherd to tribal communities.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Anastazja Pustelnik

  1950 – 2026 · Religious sister and cookbook author

  Polish nun whose millions of cookbook copies brought families back to the kitchen table.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Antonio Roberto Cavuto

  1944 – 2026 · Roman Catholic bishop

  Capuchin Franciscan and bishop emeritus of Itapipoca who spent a lifetime in Brazilian parish, formation and diocesan leadership.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Myron S. Augsburger

  1929 – 2026 · Mennonite evangelist

  Evangelist, peacemaker and college president who carried an Anabaptist gospel of peace around the world.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Bruno Musarò

  1948 – 2026 · Catholic archbishop and apostolic nuncio

  Andrano's nuncio: a Salento priest who carried the Holy See from Panama to Cairo and Costa Rica.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Karel Eduard Paar

  1934 – 2026 · Religious knight

  Czech aristocrat and Grand Prior Emeritus who rebuilt the Order of Malta in Bohemia.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Rabbi David Batzri

  1941 – 2026 · Kabbalist

  Jerusalem kabbalist who led Yeshivat HaShalom for decades.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán

  1962 – 2026 · Roman Catholic archbishop

  Archbishop Primate of Sucre and former president of Bolivia's bishops.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Israël Isaac Besançon

  1944 – 2026 · Rabbi

  French-Israeli Breslov rabbi, painter and founder of Shir Hadash in Tel Aviv.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Venerable Myeongjin

  1950 – 2026 · Buddhist monk

  A meditation monk who spoke out for reform and stood beside people in pain.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  James Harkness

  1935 – 2026 · Church of Scotland minister

  A pastor's heart for every rank: first non-Anglican Chaplain-General, then Kirk Moderator.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Virginio Bressanelli

  1942 – 2026 · Catholic bishop and Dehonian priest

  Here I am, O God, to do your will. Dehonian, superior general and bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia and Neuquén.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Zaynolabideen Ghorbani

  † 2026 · Shia cleric and politician

  A scholar of Gilan who led its prayers for four decades.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  António Vitalino Dantas

  1941 – 2026 · Carmelite friar and Roman Catholic Bishop of Beja

  Carmelite bishop of Beja whose lifelong passion was Portugal's emigrants and the dignity of every migrant worker.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sister Monica Heeran

  1931 – 2026 · Catholic sister

  Irish-born sister who led PeaceHealth and opened a free clinic for those left without care.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Calin Tamiian

  1974 – 2026 · Romanian Greek Catholic priest and hospital chaplain

  A kind and gentle shepherd who brought comfort to patients and faith to Nashville's Byzantine Catholics.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mario Mestril

  1940 – 2026 · Roman Catholic bishop

  First bishop of Ciego de Ávila, who shepherded central Cuba's newest diocese for two decades.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sister Dolores (Nathan) Super

  1930 – 2026 · Benedictine sister

  Benedictine sister, musician and dean, who gave 80 years to her community and its music.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Pedro Antonio Marchetti Fedalto

  1926 – 2026 · Roman Catholic archbishop

  Centenarian Archbishop of Curitiba who joined truth to charity for 33 years.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  David Hardy

  † 2026 · Methodist minister and Railway Mission chaplain

  Railway Mission chaplain who noticed, remembered and prayed for railway people.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Eddie Lyle

  1953 – 2026 · Charity chief executive

  Former Open Doors UK leader who stood with persecuted Christians worldwide.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Rev. Leon William "Sonny" Clark

  1953 – 2026 · Baptist pastor and community leader

  Orange County pastor who spent nearly fifty years starting where he was and serving what he could.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Júlio Duarte Langa

  1927 – 2026 · Catholic bishop and cardinal

  Mozambique's second cardinal, a bishop who preached peace through years of war.

  3 candles · 1 tributes