Fraternity Priest Killed, Another Critically Wounded, in Phoenix

Rorate Caeli: The Mater Misericordiae Mission, the Latin Mass community of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona, run by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), was the scene of a terrible tragedy on Wednesday night, following the breaking and entering of their church by armed burglars.

Father Kenneth WalkerFSSP, Associate Pastor, was murdered. Requiescat in pacePlease, pray also for the consolation of his family: his parents, brothers and sisters. Father Walker was 29.

Father Joseph Terra, FSSP, Pastor, was severely wounded by the criminals, and is (at least to our knowledge as of this moment) hospitalized in critical, but stable, condition. Please, pray for his health and his complete recovery, through the mercy of God Almighty.

More on this tragic news here.