Two archbishops on different ends of the United States are separately calling for prayers and peace this week after gun violence incidents in each archdiocese left people hospitalized.
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
U.S., Japanese Bishops Pledge to Concretely Work Toward ‘A World Without Nuclear Weapons’
On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Archbishop Paul D. Etienne of Seattle and Archbishop John C. Wester of Sante Fe, New Mexico, joined three Japanese bishops in a formal pledge to concretely work toward “a world without nuclear weapons.”
Santa Fe Archbishop ‘Ashamed’ of Abuse by Catholic Clergy
Less than three months after the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, reached an agreement in its yearslong Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Archbishop John Wester has published an open letter to sexual abuse claimants saying that he is “ashamed” of what happened to them.