Uvalde Catholic community marks painful anniversary with Mass, prayers May 26, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Community members gathered in Uvalde, Texas, to pray and honor the 21 lives taken last year in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
‘Bless those who walk the blue line,’ bishop prays as nation honors police May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News As the U.S. marks National Police Week, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., has issued a statement honoring law enforcement officers, both living and dead.
Vigil walkers demand justice for slain Fabián Sánchez–González May 8, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Led by the mother, father and other family members of a 23-year-old Catholic who was shot and killed while working at a T-Mobile in Canton, nearly 80 people walked through the streets of East Baltimore May 7 in a peaceful call for change.
Dallas bishop reacts to mass shooting at mall with ‘heavy heart,’ urges ‘prayers for peace’ in communities May 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns addressed the faithful of the diocese “with a heavy heart” late May 6 after at least eight people, including a child, were killed during a mass shooting that afternoon at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas.
East Baltimore aches after violent death of Fabián Sánchez–González May 5, 2023By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Obituaries Family and friends of Fabian Alberto Sanchez Gonzalez are saddened, shocked and outraged after the 23-year-old parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown died May 1, one day after being shot during a robbery attempt while he was working at T-Mobile in Canton.
After multiple mass shootings, Atlanta archbishop calls for ‘prayer that leads to action’ May 5, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News “Prayer that leads to action” is needed to counter a bewildering rise in mass shootings and gun violence, said Atlanta Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer.
Atlanta police apprehend suspected shooter who left one dead, four injured May 4, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Five women were shot, one fatally, in the waiting room of a medical office in Atlanta May 3, sparking area lockdowns and a manhunt that lasted into the late evening.
‘God is with us’ amid evil of mass shooting, says Texas deacon May 2, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News As a small Texas community grapples with a mass shooting, a Catholic parish is turning to prayer and trust in God.
Gun numbed: What is gun violence doing to our collective psyches? May 1, 2023By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence In the wake of seemingly endless American gun violence and countless mass shootings, we’re numb.
Washington state bans AR-15 sales, requires training and waiting period for new gun buys April 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Washington state enacted a new law April 25 banning the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons, or military-style semi-automatic firearms such as the AR-15, a weapon that has been used in some of the recent mass shootings in the United States.
‘Our prayers go up’: Kansas City Catholics turn to faith, dialogue after Ralph Yarl shooting April 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholics in Kansas City, Mo., are turning to faith, dialogue and discernment after a local Black teen was shot by a white homeowner for mistaking an address in the course of picking up his younger siblings.
Arizona bishops praise governor’s veto of ‘problematic’ gun legislation April 19, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Arizona’s Catholic bishops praised the state’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs for vetoing legislation on gun regulations they called “problematic.”
