Ahead of Good Friday, Chicago parish unveils statue of Christ mourning gun victims March 27, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Ahead of Good Friday, a Chicago parish unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating that city’s victims of gun violence.
Catholic mother of 2 killed in Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade mass shooting February 15, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Catholic mother of two and beloved disc jockey for the KKFI radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, was killed Feb. 14 amid a mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
Local bishops offer prayers for victims, including 11 children, after Super Bowl victory parade shooting February 14, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Sports, World News Two local bishops offered prayers for victims after a shooting left one person dead and more than 20 people injured at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in front of Union Station on Ash Wednesday.
Catholic priest with 50 years of service and his sister killed in Florida shooting spree January 30, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Father Robert Hoeffner and his sister, Sally Hoeffner, were found slain at a Palm Bay, Fla., residence on the evening of Jan. 28, as police investigated a domestic disturbance at another area home that turned deadly.
Suspected gunman arrested during weekday Mass in California January 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church.
Washington Roundup: Texas sued over migrant law; White House seeks gun bill; Jan. 6 vigil planned January 5, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News The Justice Department Jan. 3 sued Texas over a new law making it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico. Catholic organizations have opposed the legislation, with the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops saying it could have “deadly consequences for innocent migrants.”
Prague archbishop expresses ‘deep sorrow’ after mass shooting at university December 22, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Fourteen people were killed and another 25 injured in a Dec. 21 shooting at a university in Prague.
Prayer vigil puts spotlight on those mourning during season of joy December 20, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action A coalition of religious and community-service groups in Southwest Baltimore plans to continue its anti-violence conversation with a prayer vigil and walk two days after Christmas.
Bishop urges Mexicans to avoid indifference, not ‘get used’ to massacres December 19, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A Mexican bishop has called for people not to be indifferent after the massacre of a dozen young people at a Christmas party in one of the country’s most violent states.
Four congregations of women religious sue gunmaker Smith & Wesson over assault weapons December 13, 2023By Dan Stockman OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Four congregations of women religious filed suit against the board of gunmaker Smith & Wesson Dec. 5 in a Las Vegas court, the day before a shooter killed three people and critically wounded a fourth on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus five miles away.
Las Vegas archbishop is ‘holding close’ victims of university mass shooting December 7, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas said he is “holding close” those affected by a mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
Supreme Court appears poised to uphold gun ban for domestic abusers November 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court appeared poised to uphold a federal law prohibiting those under domestic violence restraining orders from owning firearms during Nov. 7 oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi, a case challenging the constitutionality of a federal ban on firearms possession by those under domestic violence restraining orders.
