Josh Funk
Josh Funk is an author at Religion News Service.
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Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest
By Josh Funk — January 5, 2024
BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — The priest's death came just four months after another seemingly random home invasion killing in the town of 1,100 that is eight miles north of Omaha and shook residents' confidence in their safety.
A woman shot with a crossbow and a priest stabbed in a rectory shake a small Nebraska town
By Josh Funk and Margery A. Beck — December 21, 2023
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The brutal killings have shaken residents who have grown accustomed to a certain peacefulness in Fort Calhoun, a single-stoplight town of 1,100 nestled in rolling hills along the Missouri River.
Suspect in stabbing death of eastern Nebraska priest had no connection to priest, prosecutor says
By Josh Funk — December 15, 2023
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The 65-year-old priest called 911 before dawn Sunday to report that a man had broken into the rectory and was in his kitchen holding a knife.
As few details are released, fatal stabbing of Catholic priest rocks small Nebraska community
By Josh Funk — December 12, 2023
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, who served at St. John the Baptist church, was attacked during what authorities called a break-in early Sunday. He died despite being rushed to an Omaha hospital
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