Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News
One year after his son was gunned down in what some consider a hate crime, Christian Segovia said it’s the sense of emptiness that hurts the most – seeing the spaces where his son is no longer present.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Social Justice
William McCarthy Jr. insists it’s not a matter of opinion that a public health program known as “Safe Streets” helps reduce violence in Baltimore City. The longtime executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore called it a statistical fact.
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OSV News
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Catholic bishops have expressed shock and promised prayers as Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico fights for his life after being shot multiple times May 15.
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OSV News
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A first Communion Mass at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, La., was disrupted May 11 after a teenager attempted to enter the church with a rifle.
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Philadelphia’s archbishop has called for prayer following a mass shooting at an outdoor gathering in that city marking an Islamic holiday.
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Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News
In the hours after a Washington teenage boy was shot and killed April 4 on the platform of the Brookland-CUA Metro station, The Catholic University of America canceled evening classes and athletic practices and advised students to shelter in place as police officials investigated the incident.
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Ahead of Good Friday, a Chicago parish unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating that city’s victims of gun violence.
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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.
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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.
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OSV News
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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.
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A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church.
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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.”
