Tag: gun violence
Mass shooting at Georgia Apalachee High School claims at least four...
A mass shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 4, local officials reported.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation,...
Kamala Harris runningmate Gov. Tim Walz pledges ‘commitment to the common...
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., pledged a "commitment to the common good," in remarks to the Democratic National Convention Aug. 21 as he formally accepted...
Corey Comperatore, former fire chief, father of two dies ‘heroically’ shielding...
Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh commended Corey Comperatore, the husband and father killed at the July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, for...
U.S. surgeon general says gun violence is a public health crisis...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. surgeon general June 25 issued an advisory declaring gun violence a public health emergency, citing "the urgent threat firearm violence...
St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago unveils statue of Jesus mourning...
Ahead of Good Friday, a Chicago parish unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating that city's victims of gun violence.
Some 60 people gathered March...
Prayer service held for first responders killed in Minn. standoff: ‘A...
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- More than 75 Catholics gathered Feb. 24 at Burnsville City Hall to pray a rosary for two police officers and a...
Three killed, including retired Florida Catholic priest, in multi-location rampage
A retired Florida Catholic priest and his sister were killed in a multi-location rampage that also took the life of another man, left two...
‘Help break this cycle of violence’ is message during ecumenical Peace...
People concerned about gun violence in their communities joined together Oct. 11 for an ecumenical candle-lighting service at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington to...
‘Peace Week Delaware’ includes candle-lighting service at St. Elizabeth in Wilmington...
An ecumenical candle-lighting service to remember the victims of gun violence as part of “Peace Week” will be Oct. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at...
President Joe Biden establishes first White House Office of Gun Violence...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is establishing the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and has named Vice President Kamala Harris to...