Speaking in English, Pope Leo XIV asked people “to plead with God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world” as he prayed for “the victims of the tragic shooting during a school Mass” in Minnesota last week.
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After the Catholic school shooting, will Pope Leo weigh in on America’s divisive gun debate?
In the midst of the loss—of life, of innocence and likely of a church, if not a school—some are looking to Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, for leadership in response to the overwhelmingly American problem of school shootings.
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Fletcher loved his family, Harper was a ‘joyful’ big sister: Annunciation shooting victims mourned
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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Why the Minneapolis school shooting hits home for Catholic school parents
My heart breaks because the children who have died from gun violence—at Annunciation and throughout the nation—are ours, all of us belonging to one another.
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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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Cardinal Dolan responds to NYC mass shooting: ‘Never get used to violence’
“We should never get used to violence or lose our respect for the sacredness of human life,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, following a deadly mass shooting that claimed four lives, including that of a New York City police officer.
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Multiple dead reported in shooting at Wisconsin Christian school
Police in Madison said Dec. 16 they are investigating a shooting at that city’s Abundant Life Christian School that left multiple people dead and injured.
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Catholic ethicists condemn ‘indifference to suffering’ shown by those celebrating Luigi Mangione
“The idea of schadenfreude, taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others, is rejected by Jesus in the Gospels,” Daniel Daly said of those celebrating the murder of UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson.
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Vance’s ‘Christ, have mercy’ moment: Pushing past polarization on gun violence
Catholics in the audience may not have been as startled by Senator Vance’s emphatic, sympathetic invocation of the second response of the Kyrie eleison.
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Election season violence reminds us: We need both vigilance and calm
The challenge for Americans in a turbulent, anxiety-producing and, at times, dangerous world is to remain vigilant while keeping despair at bay.