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Charges expected Wednesday in killing of beloved LA bishop
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday is expected to present its case to prosecutors against suspect Carlos Medina in last weekend’s homicide of Bishop David O’Connell, a sheriff’s official said Tuesday.
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Remembering An Advocate For Immigrants And The Poor, Friends Vow To Carry On Legacy Of Slain LA Bishop
The thing most people don’t know about Bishop David O’Connell is that he was a comedian. Not necessarily a very good one — people say he laughed through most of his punchlines.
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Murdered Bishop David O’Connell Is Mourned in His Native Ireland
David O’Connell, an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles who was shot and killed over the weekend, is being mourned in his home country of Ireland.
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BREAKING: Housekeeper’s Husband Arrested in Murder Case of Bishop David O’Connell
A suspect has been arrested and now publicly identified in the murder case of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was shot and killed in his home on Saturday.
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When Bishop O’Connell Stunned a Crowd and ‘Sobbed’ Before the Blessed Sacrament
‘You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop’
During [a] healing service for the Southern California Renewal Communities convention at the Anaheim Convention Center, Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles held aloft the monstrance containing Jesus in the Eucharist. But attendees heard the bishop weeping in the silence and saying the name of Jesus over and over. -
Suspect arrested in shooting of Los Angeles bishop is housekeeper’s husband
The suspect arrested in Saturday’s shooting of Roman Catholic Bishop David G. O’Connell is Carlos Medina, the husband of the bishop’s housekeeper, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. The sheriff made the announcement at a press conference Monday afternoon (Feb. 20) with a visibly distraught Archbishop José H. Gomez, O’Connell’s superior, who called his auxiliary bishop “a good friend to Los Angeles.”
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Police Arrest Housekeeper’s Husband for L.A. Bishop’s Murder
Bishop O’Connell (pictured) was discovered with a gunshot wound in his upper torso in the bedroom of his Hacienda Heights home on Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Statement of Archbishop Pérez regarding the death of Most Reverend David O’Connell, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles this weekend.
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The rescript, Lent, and prayers for Bishop O’Connell
Before you do anything else, do me a favor. Stop for a minute, and pray for the soul of Bishop David O’Connell, the Los Angeles auxiliary bishop who was killed on Saturday. I’ll tell you more about what happened in just a moment.
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Arrest made in shooting death of Catholic bishop in Los Angeles
A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday.
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