Kansas Catholic priest dies after being shot at his church's rectory, leaving parish in 'state of shock'

Father Arul Carasala remembered as a 'beloved pastor in Seneca, Kansas'


A Catholic priest died in Kansas after being shot at his church’s rectory in an incident a fellow pastor told Fox News Digital has left his community in a "state of shock."

Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following the attack on Father Arul Carasala, 57, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Hermesch was detained on suspicion of first-degree murder. ---More...

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