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Sister Sally White, educator and hospital chaplain, remembered 

Sister Sarah Gardiner “Sally” White, GNSH, formerly Sister Frances Maureen, died on May 1. Raised in Atlanta, she served as the first principal of St. Jude the Apostle School and also ministered to cancer patients.

• No greater love: Jackson parishioner gives pastor gift of life

  

  By GEORGE LEVINS, Special to the Bulletin 
  Published May 3, 2026

  According to the National Kidney Registry, there are more than 90,000 people waiting for a kidney donation. Father Jose Kochuparampil of St. Mary, Mother of God Church was on that waitlist, until November 2025, when a parishioner walked into his office with a life-giving offer.

• Sister Joan McCann, OP, dies April 9  

  

  Published April 30, 2026

  Sister Joan McCann, OP, died April 9 at the Racine Dominican Motherhouse in Wisconsin. Sister Joan served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in several roles including as assistant schools superintendent. She was 85 years old. 

• Sister Norma Pimentel shares the power of ‘encounter’ at Aquinas Center lecture 

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published April 30, 2026

  Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work with migrants on the southern border, was the St. Catherine of Siena Lecture speaker at the Aquinas Center for Theology at Emory University, challenging believers to stand with the marginalized.