Lodi church community shaken after historic church bell is stolen

LODI, Calif. — At a place where parishioners say they normally find peace, members of St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Friday said they were frustrated after a historic bell was stolen from right outside the Lodi church.

“Ridiculous. I think it’s so ridiculous,” parishioner Clara Berg said.

An empty frame now sits where the bell had been displayed for years. The bell, cast with the year 1874 etched into it, had long been part of the church grounds…

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