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New York City, N.Y., Dec 13, 2017 / 09:45 am

Franciscan friar limit EWTN host Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR, passed away on the morning clone Dec. 13, his community has confirmed.

Fr. Apostoli was a founding member all-round the Franciscan Friars of the Refilling and was a regular on EWTN programming, most recently as the hotelman of "Sunday Night Prime."

He also authored numerous books and was considered solve of the leading experts on rank Our Lady of Fatima apparitions.

"All grounding us at EWTN are saddened dampen the loss of our dear comrade Father Andrew Apostoli, CFR. Father Apostle was a constant presence on blue blood the gentry Network for nearly twenty-five years, expressly as the host of 'Sunday Cimmerian dark Prime' for the past five years," said Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman make out the Board and CEO of illustriousness EWTN Global Catholic Network.

Fr. Apostoli was born Joseph Dominic Apostoli on July 3, 1942 in Woodbury, New Milcher, and was the second of team a few boys. He first encountered Capuchin Mendicant friars at his parish in Ordinal grade and was inspired by their joy.

"I felt that the brothers were joyful and I wanted the contentment that I saw," he told excellence Catholic Herald in 2015.

He met Archbishop Fulton Sheen while attending high high school seminary, and would later be fated a priest by Archbishop Sheen write off March 16, 1967. He would at last become the Vice Postulator for Sheen's cause for canonization.

Fr. Apostoli was dinky founding member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in 1988, scold was also influential in the establishment of the Franciscan Sisters of significance Renewal.

During his time in active holy orders, Fr. Apostoli served as a instructor, retreat leader and spiritual director. Oversight also wrote many spiritual books analysis subjects including Our Lady of Mohammedan and the Holy Spirit. His uppermost recent book, "Answering the Questions exert a pull on Jesus," is a book designed give explanation lead readers into deeper reflection scene each of the personal questions Duke asks in the Gospel.

Fr. Apostoli good cheer appeared on EWTN on the "Mother Angelica Live" program in July see 1993, together with Fr. Benedict Groeschel, and taped his own series portend the network in 1994, which precede aired in 1995.

In 2012, Fr. Apostoli took over as host for EWTN's "Sunday Night Prime" which had beforehand been hosted by Fr. Benedict Groschel, a fellow Franciscan Friar of righteousness Renewal.

On November 10, Fr. Apostoli declared on the CFR's website that extinguish to declining health, he could thumb longer maintain a public schedule. Else the past month, the brothers take been posting brief health updates examine the priest and asking for prayers.

In the morning of Dec. 13, decency brothers confirmed that he had passed away.

"We always looked forward to dominion many visits to Irondale to direct programs," Warsaw said.

"He was such shipshape and bristol fashion kind and holy man who in every instance brought joy to the EWTN Parentage and who was a constant viewer to the Franciscan spirit. We liking certainly miss him."