On Saturday, February 18, the Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, Bishop David O’Connell, known as “the peacemaker,” was shot and killed, according to reports in the Los Angeles Times. The 69-year-old prelate was found dead with a gunshot wound in the town of Hacienda Heights, California.
On Sunday, September 10, in Markowa, Poland, the beatification Mass was celebrated for the Ulma, a “hero” family murdered by the Nazis during World War II for hiding eight persecuted Jews in their home. This brave decision, although it led to their death, also elevated them to sainthood.