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Orlando Catholic priest among four killed in Palm Bay shooting

January 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 29, 2024 / 18:10 pm (CNA).
A retired Catholic priest with the Diocese of Orlando and his sister were among the four people killed in Sunday afternoon shootings in Palm Bay, Florida, according t… […]

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Catholic volunteer killed on way home from adoration was ‘old soul’

January 24, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Ryan Realbuto, who enjoyed his time with Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps, is remembered for his good heart. () / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Realbuto family

National Catholic Register, Jan 24, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Volunteering to help p… […]

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Salesian priest stabbed to death in Democratic Republic of the Congo

December 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Léopold Feyen. / Credit: ANS

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 18:45 pm (CNA).
The Salesian News Agency (ANS) reported the murder of Salesian missionary Father Léopold Feyen in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo… […]

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Accused killer laid on priest in form of a cross after Nebraska stabbing, court filings say

December 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 14:36 pm (CNA).
The suspect in the murder of a Nebraska priest was discovered lying on top of the victim forming the shape of a cross as the pastor was bleeding to death,… […]

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‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk

November 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Brother Godwin Eze. / Credit: Benedictine Monastery, Eruku

ACI Africa, Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria … […]

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Arrest made in murder of Kentucky teacher on Catholic University of America campus

July 13, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 13, 2023 / 07:36 am (CNA).
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder last week of a teacher from Kentucky on the campus of The Catholic University of America.On July 5, 25-year-… […]

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Parishioners murdered in Newton, Massachusetts, were ‘salt of the earth’ pastor says

June 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Newton, Massachusetts. / Credit: Gms0700, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Boston, Mass., Jun 27, 2023 / 15:53 pm (CNA).
A “Mass of peace” is being offered Tuesday evening for the souls of three longtime… […]

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Nigerian priest returning from pastoral duties shot dead; archdiocese in ‘great shock’

June 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Charles Onomhoale Igechi was shot dead while returning from pastoral duties in Nigeria’s Benin City Archdiocese on Wednesday, June 7. / Credit: Benin City Archdiocese

ACI Africa, Jun 12, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
Father Charles Onomhoale Ig… […]

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Unsolved murder of Cardinal Posadas is ‘an open wound,’ Mexican bishops say

May 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo. / Credit: Archdiocese of Guadalajara

ACI Prensa Staff, May 26, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
On the 30th anniversary of the murder of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference recalled the … […]

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Bishops demand ‘exhaustive investigation’ into murder of priest in Mexico

May 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Javier García Villafaña was found shot to death on May 22, 2023. / Credit: Parish of San Marcos/Facebook

ACI Prensa Staff, May 24, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
The Mexican Bishops’ Conference (CEM) expressed “consternation and pain” over the M… […]

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