Tag: Shooting
Pope ‘saddened’ after shooting in Nigerian church
Pope Francis sent his condolences to the victims and survivors of a deadly shooting that occurred during Mass Aug. 6 at a parish in Nigeria.
Federal authorities investigating shooting of congressman, others
Scalise’s wounds are not believed to be life-threatening. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children and are members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The couple’s children attend the parish school.
Cathedral to hold Philando Castile’s funeral
Philando’s mother, Valerie Castile, requested to hold the service at the Cathedral because she wished the funeral to be an ecumenical opportunity for “people to come together in a new way” and pray for peace and reconciliation.
Archbishop Hebda at Mass for peace: Pray for healing of community divisions
“Feeling that pain in our community and beyond, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, helpless, anxious, and yet it is precisely in those moments that we know our own weakness that we have the opportunity to make known the love and strength of our God, a God that offered a great a hope to his people at a time when they were hopeless,” Archbishop Hebda said.
We must recognize dignity of all, Orlando bishop says at prayer vigil
“Our presence here tonight is a symbol of hope. We come to pray,” said Bishop Noonan of Orlando.
Pope offers prayers for Orlando victims of ‘terrible, absurd violence’
Pope Francis offered prayers for the families of the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, and expressed hope that people would find ways to identify and uproot “the causes of such terrible and absurd violence.”
After Newtown: Moving from darkness into the light
The time has come, no matter your political views, to agree on common sense and necessary actions that will help curb violence
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