The parents of both children confirmed as victims of the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church issued their first statements in the aftermath, mourning the loss of their children.
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Pope Leo sends prayers after 2 children killed, 17 injured, in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
A deadly mass shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church.
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Pope Leo’s first World Peace Day message draws from his first public greeting
The Vatican announced the theme of Pope Leo’s 2026 World Peace Day message will be: “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace.”
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after surrendering to ICE
“Deporting him to Uganda far away from his family reveals the cruelty embedded in this administration’s immigration policies,” J. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow for policy at the Center for Migration Studies in New York.
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Priest’s St. Monica Project helps accompany parents whose children have left the faith
“It’s a devotion that I created to help parents — and to encourage parents — in their prayer for their children to return to the practice of the faith,” Father Buhman said ahead of St. Monica’s feast day on Aug. 27.
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Pope Leo encouraged vocations to the priesthood in meeting with French altar servers
“I speak to your young, enthusiastic and generous consciences,” the pope said, “and I will tell you something you must hear, even if it may trouble you a bit: the lack of priests in France, and in the world, is a great misfortune!”
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US bishops’ president calls for special collection for Catholic aid groups in Gaza
The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church’s response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war continues to grind on.
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‘Cruel Hoax’ active shooter alert disrupts Villanova’s Opening Mass
An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a “cruel hoax,” a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare that led to a campus lockdown.
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Mass attendance drops, fear rises in immigrant churches as Trump takes over DC
Father Biosca estimated that Mass attendance the past two weekends has fallen about 20%, from a typical level of 2,500 people to fewer than 2,000.
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Pope Leo’s first international trip could be to Lebanon, cardinal says
The Mediterranean nation of around 6 million, including more than 1 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees, has the largest percentage of Christians in the Middle East and is the only Arab country with a Christian head of state.