A 65-year-old man from Torrance, California, who had a work connection to Bishop David O’Connell, was arrested on Feb. 20 as the main suspect in the Los Angeles auxiliary bishop’s murder, according to local authorities.
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Sheriff Announces Arrest of Murder Suspect in Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell Death
Authorities are looking into money as a possible motive in the murder of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was gunned down in his residence on Saturday, Feb. 18, leaving the Catholic community of that city in deep mourning.
Philly Pastor: Pipe Bomb Not Directed at Catholic Church, But Endangered Freight Line
A Philadelphia pastor told OSV News he does not believe an unexploded pipe bomb found some 100 yards from his church was a direct threat to his parishioners.
Sheriffs Make Arrest in Bishop David O’Connell Murder
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday morning that they had made an arrest in the alleged murder of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in L.A.’s inner city.
Oklahoma Martyr Celebrated as a Saint ‘Not Born with a Halo’
At the dedication of a shrine to honor Blessed Stanley Rother, the first martyr from the U.S. recognized by the Catholic Church, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said Father Rother was an ordinary man with deep faith, who charted a path anybody can follow.
L.A.’s ‘Peacemaker’ Bishop David O’Connell Found Shot and Killed in His Own Home
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Pastor Hopes Ohio Derailment Toxins Won’t Doom an At-Risk Community
Now about two weeks removed from witnessing billowing black smoke from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the pastor of the town’s lone Catholic church fears the fallout could accelerate the decline of an already small and aging community.
FBI Faces Scrutiny About Memo on ‘Radical Traditionalist Catholics’
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Catholic Church Leaders Look to Ways to Stem Tide of Gun Violence
In the midst of increasing gun violence across the country, Catholic leaders are looking for answers.
Only in Print: Martin Maria de Porres Ward Considered for Sainthood
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