Cardinal DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Christians experience the pain of the family and friends of the victims “as if it were our own.”
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The glue that kept Sutherland Springs together before and after the shootings: other churches
After the mass shooting at First Baptist Church, the town turned to the only other civic institution here capable of handling it all — another Baptist church.
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Texas shooting a reminder to some that churches should be more secure
On the same day as the Texas church shooting when 26 people were killed and more than 20 were wounded, another shooting already had taken place in the parking lot of a Catholic church in Fresno, California.
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Texas church to be demolished, like other mass killing sites before it
In what is becoming a grim American ritual, mass shooting sites from Sandy Hook to Columbine have been demolished and then rebuilt.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Responding to Texas church shooting, U.S. bishops renew call for gun control
There are signs that at least among some U.S. Catholic bishops, statements of grief and sorrow are being backed up with pledges to push for legislative action on guns.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Stephen Colbert: Don’t lose hope in battle against guns
Mr. Colbert’s words called to mind Pope Francis’ critique of the arms industry.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis “deeply grieved” by the senseless loss of life in Texas church shooting
The pope sent his “heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the wounded.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
There’s no problem with praying after a mass shooting—but what does that prayer look like?
The real problem is not the offering of prayers in the face of tragedy but the interpretation of what prayer entails.
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Texas bishop in wake of church shooting: ‘No war, no violence, no guns’
At least 20 people were killed in a Texas church on Sunday.
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Official says more than 20 dead in Texas church shooting
A sheriff says that a man walked into the church and started firing.