Bishops passing

Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, retired Archbishop of Miami and (previously) first bishop of Phoenix, died in his sleep yesterday at the age of 87 after years of illness.

Also, news came today that Bishop John Wang Xixian of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, who was arrested for being a Christian and who lived 21 years in a Chinese forced labor camp, died last month after a long struggle with bone cancer. He was 79.

Requiescant in pace.