A Catholic priest in Nebraska died violently over the weekend after a suspect broke into the church rectory and repeatedly stabbed him.At 5:05 a.m. on Sunday morning, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office received a report of an attempted break-in at the rectory of St. John the Baptis.
Facing a shrinking pool of priests, declining Mass attendance and population shifts from rural to urban areas, the Archdiocese of Omaha plans to group its parishes into families.