Tag: mass shootings
Pope Francis offers prayers for 14 murder victims at Prague’s Charles...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his spiritual closeness to the victims and all those affected by a mass shooting that killed 14 people...
Four congregations of women religious file suit against board of gunmaker...
Four congregations of women religious filed suit against the board of gunmaker Smith & Wesson Dec. 5 in a Las Vegas court, the day...
Record number of mass killings tracked in United States: ‘They’re not...
WASHINGTON -- The United States endured a record number of mass killings in the first half of 2023, according to a new analysis. The...
Murder of five in Philadelphia among the most horrific in national...
PHILADELPHIA -- Catholic leaders throughout the country are calling for prayer and action after gun violence scarred the July 4 holiday weekend in several...
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...