NJ diocese studies possible cause for CUA alum who died protecting parents from assailant
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Daniel Anderl, a 20-year-old Catholic University of America student from New Jersey who was tragically killed July 19, 2020, while protecting his parents from an armed attacker posing as a FedEx delivery person, is pictured in this undated photo. The assailant intended to target Daniel's mother, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. The Diocese of Metuchen, N.J., has initiated a formal study into a possible canonization cause for Daniel. (OSV News photo/courtesy of the Anderl family)

NJ diocese studies possible cause for CUA alum who died protecting parents from assailant

METUCHEN, N.J. OSV News – With a Metuchen diocesan commission established, now-Archbishop James F. Checchio initiated a formal study into the possible canonization of a 20-year-old Catholic University of America student from New Jersey who was tragically killed in 2020 while protecting his parents from an armed attacker at their North Brunswick home.The potential cause…...