Catholic schools’ new year sees safety, security and budget impacts after school shooting August 25, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Schools, World News As the new school year starts in multiple Catholic districts across the country, 2025’s deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during the parish school’s all-school Mass has kept safety and security on the minds of some Catholic school officials and archdioceses with sizable Catholic school districts.
Annunciation leaders guide wounded community toward peace 1 year after school shooting August 24, 2026By Josh McGovern OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Four leaders had barely arrived at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis when they found themselves helping a wounded community to heal and find a way toward hope.
Nearly 1,500 guns collected since 2023 as Archdiocese of Baltimore’s buyback continues to grow August 9, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News A total of 431 firearms – including 108 revolvers, 124 semi- and fully-automatic weapons and 199 rifles and shotguns were collected at the archdiocese’s fourth annual gun buyback. Since its start in 2023, a total of 1,487 firearms have been collected by the Baltimore Police Department.
Archdiocese of Baltimore will host fourth annual gun buyback July 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host its annual gun buyback event Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Westside Shopping Center, 2413 Frederick Ave., Baltimore.
US bishops’ head calls for prayer after gunman attacks White House press dinner attended by Trump April 26, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Following a gunman’s attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference denounced the violence and called for all to resort to prayer.
Trump, White House officials and journalists evacuated from press dinner after gunshots April 26, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and several cabinet members were whisked out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner April 25, following gunshots at the hotel where the annual event was taking place.
Parishioners remember fallen pastor, fatally shot a year ago, and continue to heal April 8, 2026By Marc and Julie Anderson, The Leaven OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Five minutes. That’s how much time passed between Todd Leonard’s last meeting with Father Arul Carasala and the moment Leonard found the priest fatally wounded outside his own rectory in Seneca on April 3, 2025.
Catholics express grief, warn of politicizing immigration issue in murder of Loyola student March 30, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Catholics in Chicago have expressed sympathy and sorrow over the death of a Loyola University Chicago student who was shot and killed March 19 near the school campus.
Annunciation shooting showed online violent radicalization at work, expert says March 19, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News More than six months after the deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a law enforcement investigation remains ongoing — but security analysts report that a cluster of violent online communities played a role in the attacker’s motivation.
Empty school desks on Minnesota Capitol grounds signify children lost to gun violence February 26, 2026By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, Schools, World News They were preparing for three days of presence and legislative testimony as they seek gun safety laws. The desks represented more than 200 Minnesota children lost to gun violence since 2021, the group said.
Sacramento Catholic school averts possible shooting at Mass, thanks to astute parent February 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, Schools, World News A California parish school averted a possible mass shooting, thanks to the quick intervention of an off-duty law enforcement officer and school parent who detained an armed former student.
Young man doing community service shot dead while painting chapel in Puebla, Mexico February 19, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News A young man painting a chapel in Puebla was killed when gunmen shot at a work crew involved in community service in what was the second recent act of violence targeting churches in one of Mexico’s largest and most traditionally Catholic cities.
