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Marc and Julie Anderson, The Leaven

Parishioners remember fallen pastor, fatally shot a year ago, and continue to heal

April 8, 2026
By Marc and Julie Anderson, The Leaven
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News

Five minutes. That’s how much time passed between Todd Leonard’s last meeting with Father Arul Carasala and the moment Leonard found the priest fatally wounded outside his own rectory in Seneca on April 3, 2025.

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