Monsignor William F. Burke, longtime pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish and social justice activist, dies
Monsignor William F. Burke, a retired pastor who served the St. Francis of Assisi parish in Baltimore for more than 40 years and was known for a commitment to social justice, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Friday at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 89.