CNA Staff, Dec 11, 2023 / 13:35 pm
A Catholic priest in Nebraska died Sunday after being stabbed at a parish rectory, the Archdiocese of Omaha said. Police identified a suspect in the case late on Sunday.
The archdiocese said in a statement that Father Stephen Gutgsell was assaulted “during an invasion at the rectory of St. John the Baptist Parish in Fort Calhoun early Sunday morning.”
“Father Gutgsell was transported to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, where he died of his injuries,” the archdiocese said.
“The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and there are no further details at this time. Please join Archbishop George Lucas in prayer for the repose of Father Gutgsell, for his family, and for the St. John the Baptist Parish community in this tragic time.”