Tag: mass shootings
Illinois bishops applaud states new ban on assault weapons: ‘Help provide...
Catholic leaders in Illinois are hailing the state's newly enacted ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches.
"The Catholic Conference of Illinois would like...
Philadelphia teens talk about gun violence: ‘The world’s different now. It’s...
PHILADELPHIA -- As gun violence continues to plague the Philadelphia region and the nation as a whole, two teens served by Catholic Social Services...
U.S. bishops on violence: ‘Say no to rotten forces of racism,...
WASHINGTON -- Several U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after reports of a May 14 mass shooting in...
Colorado shooter took 10 lives, including ‘a man of heart’ Boulder...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a...
Efforts to prevent gun violence urges firearms makers, sellers to adopt...
WASHINGTON -- The desire for action on preventing more gun violence may face hurdles in Congress, but those pressing for change are having an...
‘Crosses for losses’ aim to bring comfort at scenes of mass...
EL PASO, Texas — Greg Zanis, a carpenter by trade from Aurora, Illinois, has traveled around the country for more than 20 years to...
Beyond prayers, U.S. bishops stress action after deadly shootings in El...
WASHINGTON -- In response to the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 3 and 4, several U.S. bishops expressed their...
Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend in U.S.
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and...