The Capital Gazette massacre is not only about incalculable loss but also all the gifts the departed gave us and leave us.
Guns
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Before shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise
Year after year, decade after decade, anti-Semitism proves to be among the most entrenched and pervasive forms of hatred and bigotry in the United States.
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Pope Francis denounces attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
“May the Most High receive the dead in his peace, comfort their families and sustain the wounded,” he prayed as he addressed thousands of pilgrims from many countries gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Can we use public health models to cure the disease of gun violence?
From the streets of Chicago to hospital halls in the Bronx, volunteers are trying to end the national scourge of gun violence by treating it as a virus, preventing victims from becoming perpetrators.
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Dimmed lights, somber tributes on Vegas shooting anniversary
Jim Murren, the chief executive and CEO of MGM Resorts International where the shooting took place, issued a statement calling the shooting “an unforgettable act of terror.”
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Cardinal Collins urges prayers for victims of Toronto shooting
Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto urged people to pray with him for the victims of a shooting spree that claimed three lives, including a 10-year-old girl, late July 22.
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Chicago priest leads protest against violence that shuts down a major highway
Father Michael Pfleger led protestors up the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago.
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Catholic community among mourners for newspaper shooting victims
While Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore offered prayers and support for the families and loved ones of five people murdered June 28 at the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, a former longtime sports editor for the newspaper mourned his friends as exceptional journalists who also were good human beings.
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Philippine church leaders reject proposal to have priests carry guns in wake of attacks
Church leaders in the Philippines criticized a proposal to arm priests as a protective measure in the wake of recent attacks on clergy members.
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Parish prays with school shooting survivors, mourners at memorial vigil
The shooting shocked communities still in recovery from Hurricane Harvey, the parish itself having recently renovated after seeing Harvey’s floodwater fill the sanctuary.