one Catholic priest A pastor told Fox News Numbers that his community was in a “stunning state” after being shot and killed in Kansas’ church.
According to the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Seneca, 66 years old Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Elmeici was detained on suspicion of first-degree murder.
“We’re all in a state of shock. I mean, this is the United States of the small town. Father Aru is the beloved pastor of Seneca, Kansas. He has been pastor there for over 13 years,” said Brian Schieber, pastor of the Archdiocese of Kansas, Kansas, in the Archbishop of Kansas.
Schieber added: “Father Alour has known his people over the years. He was baptized for many people, did a lot of weddings, funerals, and he was a very good regretful person, and for those who were sick, with such a pastoral wisdom, he was really loved by everyone.”
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Father Aru Karasala, pastor of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kansas, fatally shot dead on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP/Fermented)
Hebrew described the shooting as “meaningless act of violence.”
He said, “We don’t know what the motivation is. And, you know, we pray for the people who killed Father Aru. And thank you for your prayers.”
Representatives of the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office and Seneca officials Police Department KBI said it responded to a 911 call “reporting a shooting at Saints Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church” around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday.
When they arrived, they found Karasala “had a gunshot wound outside the residence where she lived.”
Archbishop Joseph Naumann held a mass on Thursday, April 3 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca. (Jay Solner/Yet)
“Seneca EMS arrived and transported Father Karasala to Nimaha Valley Community Hospital. Despite life-saving measures, he died in the hospital due to his injury,” KBI said in a statement.
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Mass was held Thursday night at the Karasala Church after the shooting.
Gary Hermesch is linked to the shooting. (Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office)
“Father Aru is my friend and the great pastor,” Archbishop Joseph Naman Write on Facebook Friday After leadership quality. “I shared my sympathy and it takes heroic love to be a pastor today. This quality is obvious in Father Alu, who left India to come to the heart of the United States to serve the Catholic church in northeastern Kansas.”
“Although we continue to mourn for the loss of Father Aru, I pray that we will not lose hope. God is with us in our adversity.” “He can bring good things from evil. He can bring life out of death. Let us bring Jesus closer to Jesus in that era of sorrow and ask him to comfort our hearts.”
Archbishop Joseph Naumann led the Mass on Thursday night at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul. (Jay Solner/Yet)
Schieber told Fox News Digital, “We are a small archbishop, so we have about 150 pastors and we all know very well.
He said: “We are like brothers.
this Archdiocese in Kansas City, Kansas Said: “Father Aru is a faithful pastor who has served our Archdiocese for twenty years.
Officials said Karasala was found to have been shot wounded outside the Catholic church of Saints Peter and Paul on Thursday afternoon. (Jay Solner/Yet)
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“He was appointed in the Diocese of Kudappa, India in March 1994, and served as the dean of Peter and Paul in Saints and Paul… in Nimaha-Marshall Dean Leary. His deep faith, herder care and generous spirit touched the lives of many people.” Lord, eternal rest for him, let the eternal light shine on him. ”
