Prominent Catholic bishop shot dead

David O’Connell, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was tragically killed on Saturday when he was shot in the upper torso. He was 69 years old. Archbishop José H. Gomez shared his grief in a statement, saying that O’Connell was “a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant” and had “a passion for building a community where the sanctity and dignity of every human life was honored and protected.” …

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