ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Rev. William Barnaby Faherty, a priest and novelist who wrote more than 40 books, has died.
Catholic officials say Faherty died Monday at Saint Louis University Hospital, after suffering from declining health. He was 96.
The Catholic publication The St. Louis Review says Faherty was ordained as a priest in 1944. He was a prolific author in several genres and was working on a book about early St. Louis Archbishop Peter Kenrick at the time of his death.
His novel, "A Wall for San Sebastian," was made into a movie in 1968, starring Anthony Quinn.
A funeral Mass will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Church in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the church prior to the service.