Priest who was attacked in Connellsville has roots in Monessen
The Connellsville church pastor who was attacked last week grew up in Monessen. The Rev. Joseph E. Bonafed, 48, a 1979 Monessen High School graduate, suffered a head injury when he apparently walked in on a burglar March 3. Bonafed was treated at Highlands Hospital in Connellsville and released after he was struck on the head with a blunt object last
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Burglar attacks Connellsville priest at Immaculate Conception
A Roman Catholic priest at Immaculate Conception Church was assaulted when he apparently walked in on a burglary in progress at the Connellsville rectory last week, a church spokesman said today. The Rev. Joseph Bonafed was treated and released at Highlands Hospital in Connellsville after he was struck
Church pays tribute to slain pastor
MARYVILLE – The First Baptist Church of Maryville on Sunday honored the Rev. Fred Winters, who was shot to death during a Sunday service a year ago today. The Rev. Dr. Tom Hufty welcomed more than 1,500 people to the 9 a.m. service in tribute to the late pastor. Authorities say Terry J. Sedlacek
First Baptist Church shooting: One year later
An entire church lost its senior pastor and its sense of sanctuary and security in a single, violent moment one year ago. Despite the overwhelming loss, the First Baptist Church of Maryville has moved forward and begun healing after its senior pastor, the Rev. Fred Winters, was shot to death in front
Reverend at dueling deacons’ church suspended from pastoral duties
The sun shines brightly over Wesley Grove United Church of Christ, but there is a storm brewing behind the church doors. The pastor of Wesley Grove United Church of Christ in Newport News has been suspended from his pastoral duties. It happened after the church failed to act when a deacon allegedly
Widow Marks Anniversary of Maryville Church Shooting
MARYVILLE, Ill. (KTVI-FOX2now.com) – The widow of pastor Fred Winters plans to mark the painful anniversary of her husband's murder by speaking in front of the congregation of First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL. "My heart has ached and my family and church community have grieved and
Accused killer of Chatham priest pleads not guilty
CHATHAM BOROUGH — The former custodian of St. Patrick Church pleaded not guilty today to murdering the parish priest, who died in October from 32 stab wounds. Jose Feliciano, 64, of Easton, Pa., is accused of killing the Rev. Edward Hinds, 61, in the parish rectory Oct. 22. Feliciano, who was
A year after shooting, a church pushes forward
The dream of the late Rev. Fred Winters to grow First Baptist Church of Maryville continues. Church and community members broke ground Sunday on a church expansion that will add eighth grade to the Maryville Christian School and improve the church's Illinois Route 162 campus. "His life lives
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Rabbi David Yosef Attacked in Mexico
(IsraelNN.com) Israeli rabbi, Rabbi David Yosef, son of former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, was attacked in Mexico City on Saturday night. The anti-Semitic attack occurred as the rabbi walked near the Shaarei Shalom synagogue in the city. The attackers approached the rabbi in a vehicle and began
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Arsonist torches Seattle minister’s home
SEATTLE – Ron Schuster looks over his balcony at his neighbor's house and wonders what type of person would intentionally torch a minister's house. "They did not deserve it and they were great folks, good neighbors and good community people,” said Schuster. Friends and family
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Men to be sentenced for church raid
A drug addict who held a knife to the throat of a Dublin priest before tying him and a parishioner up with cable ties has been remanded in custody pending sentence. The Circuit Criminal Court heard Jason Kinch (34) of Barnvale Park, Ballyfermot, and his accomplice, Anthony Carolan (32) from Crumlin,
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Parole hearing stirs memories of the murder of the Santa Cruz Greek Orthodox Church’s first priest
SANTA CRUZ — It's been nearly 25 years since Foti Karastamatis found his father bludgeoned and stabbed to death outside the office of The Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church in downtown. Now in his 40s with children of his own and living thousands of miles away, the son of priest John Karastamatis,
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Lakewood man gets eight-year jail term for attacking rabbi with bat
TOMS RIVER — A judge on Friday sentenced a 39-year-old Lakewood man to eight years in prison for a senseless, unprovoked baseball-bat attack on a rabbi, despite pleas from the defendant's attorney that his client needs psychiatric help instead of prison. "This was an unprovoked, senseless
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Man accused of stabbing Sinton priest will stand trial
CORPUS CHRISTI — SINTON — After about seven hours of testimony, a jury took seven minutes to determine that a man accused of stabbing a priest is competent to stand trial. David Rodriguez is accused in a May incident in which the Rev. Shaji F. Varghese was repeatedly stabbed while standing
Janitor indicted in Chatham priest’s slaying
The former custodian of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Chatham was indicted Tuesday on charges of murdering and robbing the church's pastor last October. The indictment, handed up by a Morris County grand jury, charges Jose R. Feliciano, 64, with two counts of murder, robbery, hindering his
