Farewell to Fr. Tony Scannell, a ‘soul’ of Catholic media and the Gospel

Kind and gentle, beloved by many and, like a good Franciscan, eager to spread the Gospel, Capuchin Friar Anthony Scannell was a pioneer in using mass communications to share the Good News.

Scannell died July 9 at St. Fidelis Friary in Appleton, Wisconsin, at the age of 97. Father Tony, as most knew him, reached the lives of millions who experienced his ministry through various forms of broadcast media, and in more intimate “Soup and Cinema” watch-and-discuss encounters.

Daughter of St. Paul Sister Rose Pacatte, founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles, knew Scannell for nearly 40 years and described him as a mentor to countless Catholic communicators.

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