During his nearly 45 years as a priest in Los Angeles, reaching young people was a top priority of Bishop O’Connell’s. He was known for finding fresh ways to bring them closer to Christ. By Natalie Romano, Angelus News
A relic from the body of Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma priest shot in Guatemala in 1981, is on display in the new memorial to 20th and 21st century martyrs inaugurated March 23, 2023, in the crypt of Rome's Basilica of St. Bartholomew. Read more from Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden)