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Empty tabernacle taken in burglary at late Bishop O’Connell’s home
An empty tabernacle belonging to the late Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was stolen last weekend from his Hacienda Heights home.
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LA Catholics bring eucharistic zeal to streets of San Gabriel
With the Blessed Sacrament held high, Archbishop José H. Gomez led more than 1,000 Catholics carrying flags, rosaries, and an abundance of spirit out of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and onto the streets of the San Gabriel Valley March 25.
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Six ‘extraordinary Catholics’ honored at 2023 Cardinal’s Awards
Six people were honored as “extraordinary Catholics” in front of more than 600 guests at the 33rd annual Cardinal’s Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 11.
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Exhibit honoring Bishop O’Connell opens at cathedral
A small exhibit honoring the life, ministry, and legacy of late Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell has opened to the public inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Reaching immigrants in need was ‘labor of love’ for Bishop O’Connell
Most of the stories of Bishop David O’Connell touching the lives of immigrant families and children have never been told publicly — perhaps because there are too many of them. But in the weeks since O’Connell’s Feb. 18 murder at his home in Hacienda Heights, the world has heard plenty of new ones.
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A friend of Jesus: Honoring Bishop Dave’s legacy
Just about everyone I knew was surprised that Msgr. David O’Connell — a priest working in South LA — was appointed auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles.
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Bishop O’Connell honored by thousands at Cathedral funeral: ‘He healed souls’
Monsignor Jarlath Cunnane settled himself at the ambo with a homily ready to share at the funeral Mass for his great friend, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell.
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Thousands attend funeral Mass for beloved Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell
Catholics, multi-faith clergy and elected leaders from across Southern California filled the pews of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Friday for the funeral Mass of Auxiliary Bishop David Gerard O’Connell, a beloved priest regarded as a “peacekeeper,” a “man of the people” and a “good friend to Los Angeles.”
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Regional farewell Mass reveals ‘wide net’ cast by Bishop O’Connell
In the final moments of his life, Bishop David O’Connell was not alone, but rather welcomed into heaven by those he loved most.
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Tribute video to Bishop O’Connell illustrates how he ‘left a mark’
It has been six years since Anabel Rodriguez, principal of St. Michael’s School in South Los Angeles, spoke for a video tribute to her former pastor, Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, with words that now seem grievously prophetic.
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