Catholic community expresses sorrow, prayers after ‘horrific’ Michigan State shooting February 14, 2023By Michaek Stechschulte OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic leaders in the state of Michigan reacted Feb. 14 to the news of a mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University with a mixture of shock, sorrow and a pledge to pray for and accompany victims.
Archbishop Lori emphasizes importance of faith community during gun violence panel discussion February 14, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News The Maryland Catholic Conference organized a Feb. 13 virtual town hall, “Curbing Gun Violence in Maryland.”
Memorial liturgy, prayer service honor victims of two mass shootings in California February 3, 2023By Tom Hoffarth OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A congregation of more than 100 gathered for an evening memorial Mass Jan. 27 in a community still looking for answers and seeking comfort from a Jan. 21 mass shooting at a dance club just two blocks from the church.
Church and community groups must infuse love into a culture of gun violence, say panelists February 3, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Social Justice, World News During a Jan. 29 plenary session at the 2023 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio made an impassioned plea to treat all people with dignity, calling gun violence a pro-life issue.
After California shooting, pope says world is ‘obsessed’ with guns January 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News After the shooting Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California, that killed 11 people and injured nine others, Pope Francis said that “the world is obsessed with having guns.”
Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: ‘We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives’ January 24, 2023By Our Sunday Visitor OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and nine more injured at a dance hall Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California, seven more people were shot and killed at two different landscaping nurseries Jan. 23 near Half Moon Bay, California, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
Outpouring of grief, prayers as Lunar New Year massacre latest U.S. mass shooting January 23, 2023By Our Sunday Visitor OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Archbishop Gomez prayed for God to give “wisdom and prudence to law enforcement and public officials working to make sense of the violence and keep our communities safe.”
Illinois bishops, clergy grateful for new assault weapon ban January 12, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic leaders in Illinois are hailing the state’s newly enacted ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches.
Vigil honors lives lost to murder in Baltimore January 5, 2023By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R, urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was among several city, religious and community leaders who prayed for the 334 people killed last year in the city.
Aquila: Media claim church teaching helped prompt gay bar shooting is ‘lie’ December 28, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Journalism, News, World News Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it irresponsible and a “flat out lie” for The Denver Post daily newspaper and some other local media to scapegoat Catholic teaching on human sexuality as a reason for hatred against transgender people and the wider LGBTQ community that led to a mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar.
Memorial is reminder of ‘suffering, struggle, loss’ of community’s children December 15, 2022By Father Matthew Gworek Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Gun Violence With woodland walks and natural ponds embracing a circular granite basin carefully etched with the names of those who perished that day in 2012, the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial offers a simple beauty.
Extension features Nativity art, letters by children of Ukraine, Uvalde December 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic Extension’s cover story is about Christmas through the eyes of these children who “come from different cultures and parts of the world, but what they share in common is faith — faith in the midst of terror, violence and war,” the story said.
