The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is calling for prayers following an April 17 mass shooting at Florida State University’s main campus in Tallahassee, while a campus Catholic ministry is sheltering students and staff amid the lockdown.
Gun Violence
Kansas pastor fatally shot; Archbishop Naumann prays for priest and perpetrator
The pastor of a parish in Seneca, Kan., was shot in his rectory and later died of his injuries at a local hospital April 3.
Supreme Court upholds effort to regulate ‘ghost guns’
The Supreme Court March 26 upheld a Biden administration effort to regulate so-called “ghost guns,” or unserialized, untraceable firearms that can be assembled in as little as 30 minutes from kits purchased online.
Archdiocese of Baltimore parishes learn to be pastoral in the face of threats
Hosted in partnership with the archdiocese’s Office of Risk Management, the Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO) session aimed to equip church leaders and volunteers with the tools to spot warning signs and take preventive action.
Pope Francis, Sweden’s cardinal mourn victims of deadly mass shooting
Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” by the tragic shooting in a Swedish school, sending “assurance of his spiritual closeness to all affected by this traumatic incident,” in which 10 students of an adult education center lost their lives.
3 dead, including teen suspect, in mass shooting at Wisconsin Christian school
Police in Madison, Wisc., said they are investigating a mass shooting at that city’s Abundant Life Christian School Dec. 16 that left multiple people dead and injured.
Uvalde, Texas church opens counseling facility for ongoing healing from 2022 mass shooting
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde has opened a new, onsite counseling facility to provide ongoing community healing and support following the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump
Former president Donald J. Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sept. 15, weeks after being wounded in a previous attack during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Holding back emotions, Catholic youth minister calls day of school shooting ‘surreal’
The bishops called the shooting “another grim reminder” that taking additional steps to prevent gun violence “cannot wait for another tragedy to happen.”
Make a difference
Getting one gun off the street may not have a great impact all by itself, but people such as Monsignor Nalepa and Father Murphy know that sometimes you must try to make a difference. Little by little, gun by gun, we can.
Multiple dead after mass shooting at Georgia high school
A mass shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Sept. 4, local officials reported.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s second gun buyback a success
The Archdiocese of Baltimore collected more than 280 guns, including handguns, rifles and semi-automatics, during its second annual gun buyback event Aug. 10 in West Baltimore.