My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,Two mass shootings in one weekend that killed dozens of people in El Paso, Texas and in Dayton, Ohio have left many people feeling disgusted and hopeless about the senseless violence that is too commonplace in America. The unfortunate reality is that violence is, in fact, a part of our history and gun violence really is the worst part of it. But it does not have to remain this way. People have the power to pray for change and make it happen.
As residents of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, mourned the loss of 31 people in mass shootings Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, the Knights of Columbus honored a teen who died in May trying to save the lives of his classmates during a shooting at his suburban Denver high school
Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4.
Dear Editor: Homicide, mayhem and mass shootings by gun violence have become our national drink. When these events occur, we pour out like a recurring decimal with condemnation, outcry and hypocritical statements of pain and sorrow.
A controversial order by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham intended to address a rise of gun violence in Albuquerque and its surrounding communities has drawn a vote of confidence from the state’s top prelate, even as questions swirl about its constitutionality.
A New Mexico archbishop said the state’s temporary ban on openly carrying firearms in and around Albuquerque is not “a threat to the Constitution.”
Amid a mounting debate in America over the constitutionality of gun control, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has entered the fray with a different argument: that people should voluntarily forgo their Second Amendment rights for the betterment of society.
On the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio, standing at the pulpit of the town’s lone Catholic church, reminded the community that faith and unity are essential to move forward.
A Chicago priest plans to celebrate his birthday by giving out cash: $100 for handguns, and $200 for working assault-style weapons.
In the midst of increasing gun violence across the country, Catholic leaders are looking for answers.
