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Fr. Tony Azzarto, S.J. at the altar during an outdoor Mass in 2012

Rev. Anthony Azzarto, S.J., an iconic Jesuit priest who had an extraordinarily impactful six-decade association with Saint Peter’s Prep, died on April 15, 2023, in the Jesuit infirmary at Murray-Weigel Hall on the campus of Fordham University. He was 84. Michael Gomez, Ed.D., Prep’s president, said, […]

Rev. Anthony Azzarto, S.J. | 1938-2023

April 15, 2023 -

A message from Prep President Michael Gomez, Ed.D., '91 on the passing of Fr. Azzarto.

In Memoriam: Fr. John Halligan, S.J.

January 12, 2023 -

Fr. John Halligan, S.J., who passed away in December at age 92, taught English and Latin at Prep from 1954 to 1959. But he spent most of his life building an incredible legacy of humanitarian service in Quito, Ecuador, where he founded the Centro del Muchacho […]

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Rev. Anthony Azzarto, S.J. | 1938-2023

In Memoriam: Fr. John Halligan, S.J.

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