According to a press release from the Jesuits USA East, a Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” on January 20th in Spain.
Father Richard K. Gross, 80, a Wrentham native with connections to Boston, died in the city of Málaga while “preparing to embark on a cruise.”
Gross was ordained in 1976, then spent five years at Boston College High School as a religion teacher and spiritual counselor. He returned to BC High in 2023 to continue his pastoral work and serve the Jesuit community there in addition, Gross was a regular celebrant at our Lady of Good Voyage in the Seaport.
According to WCVB, Gross was allegedly murdered during a robbery at his rented apartment, which cited a Spanish newspaper’s sources.
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