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Bishop at funeral Mass for priest who died by suicide: ‘Jesus is here’

Father Rafael Ángel Ciro. / Credit: Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 15:54 pm (CNA). The bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, Kevin J. Sweeney, offered the funeral Mass for Father Rafael Ángel Ciro, a 45-year-old Colombian priest who died by suicide on Aug. 27. In a heartfelt homily on Sept. 3, Sweeney recalled that Jesus, who understands our pain and suffering, “is here and comforts us.”In his opening remarks in both E…
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