Kansas Catholic priest Arul Carasala dies after being shot at his church

AND Catholic priest He died in Kansas after shooting a church in an incident in an incident, a colleague Pastor told Fox News Digital left his community in a “shock state”.

Gary Hermesch, 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was detained on Thursday afternoon after the attack on the father of Arula Carasal (57) in Saint Petar and Paul Catholic Church in Seneka, according to Kansas Investigation Office. Hermesch was detained on suspicion of first -degree murder.

“We are all still in a state of shock. I mean, this is America in small cities. And Father Arul was such a beloved pastor at Seneca in Kansas. Pastor is there for over 13 years,” said Father Brian Schieber, General Vicar for Archadiocase Kansas City in Kansas, said Fox News Digital.

“The good shepherd knows his people by name, and Father Arul knew everything. He baptized so many people over these years, did so many weddings, funerals, was such a good confessor and present to people who were sick, had such pastoral wisdom, he is really loved,” Schieber added.

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Schieber described the shooting as a “meaningless act of violence.”

“We have no idea what was the motive for that. And, you know, we really pray for the person who was killed and father of Arula. And thank you all for prayers,” he said.

MPs from the Sheriff of the Neighbors District and Officers from Seneka Police Directorate He answered the call 911 “Reporting those fired in the Holy Peter and Paul Catholic Church Rectory” around 3:00 pm on Thursday, KBI said.

When they arrived, Carasala discovered “outside the residence that suffered from a firearm wounds,” she added.

“Seneca Ems arrived and transported her father Carasal to the hospital of the Community of the Valley of Nejak. Despite the measures of rescue life, he died at the hospital from his injuries,” KBI said in a statement.

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A mass was held at the Carasala Church on Thursday night in the shooting.

“Father Arul was my friend and great priest,” Archbishop Joseph Naumann Written on Facebook Friday After led by the mass. “In my homily, I divided that today the priest requires heroic love. This quality was visible in Father Aruula, who left India to come to the heart of America and serve the people of the Catholic Church in the northeast of Kansas.”

“As we continue to mourn the loss of Father Arula, I pray that we will not lose hope. God is with us in our need,” Naumann added. “He can get good out of evil. He can get a life out of death. Let’s get closer to Jesus at this time of sadness and ask him to comfort our hearts.”

Schieber told Fox News Digital that we were “a small archdiocese, so we have about 150 priests and we all know each other well.

“We are like brothers to each other. And Father Arul was personally helping me and he would miss him,” he said.

AND Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas He said “Father Arul was a faithful priest who piously served our archdiocese for more than two decades.

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“Judged in March 1994 in his local diocese of Cuddapah in India, he served at Peter and Paul University … and also served as Dean of Demaha-Marshall Deary. His deep faith, pastoral concern and generous spirit touched the lives of so many,” he added. “Eternal rest for him, O Lord, and let the eternal light shine him.”