A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas
- Father Arul Carasala, a Catholic priest, was fatally shot on Thursday in Seneca, Kansas.
- The priest was approached and shot at the parish rectory, according to church officials.
- Carasala served the Archdiocese of Kansas City for over 20 years and led Saints Peter and Paul Parish since 2011.
- Archbishop Naumann called it a senseless act; he described Carasala as a devoted and zealous pastor.
- Following the shooting, the priest died at a local hospital, and a suspected shooter is in custody.
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'Senseless act of violence': Catholic community reeling after beloved priest shot and killed at Kansas church, man in custody
A beloved Catholic priest was reportedly shot and killed on Thursday at his parish rectory in Seneca, Kansas, the latest in a slew of anti-Christian attacks in the state in just the past few weeks. At around 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, a 911 call reported shots fired at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church rectory. "In moments like these, we turn to our Lord, who is close to the brokenhearted."Deputies from the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office and…
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