A month after a fatal shooting during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, at least four people were killed and eight others were wounded during a church service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan Sept. 28. The church is on the far northwest outskirts of Detroit in the Diocese of Lansing.
Catholic leaders throughout the country are calling for prayer and action after gun violence scarred the July 4 holiday weekend in several states.
Catholics turned to prayer and then action in the wake of tornadoes that carved a deadly path of destruction through the United States March 31-April 2, killing at least 33, injuring dozens and devastating thousands of homes and businesses.
After a series of defeats on abortion during this week’s midterm elections, Catholic leaders have emphasized their continued commitment to the pro-life cause and supporting mothers in need.
The bishops of Michigan’s seven Catholic dioceses are urging voters to reject Proposal 3, which they warn is “the most extreme proposal concerning abortion this state or country has ever seen.”
The bishop of Lansing, Michigan, is calling on Catholics to “fight like heaven” to oppose a pro-abortion amendment to the state’s constitution in direct response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s consistent message that she will “fight like hell” for reproductive freedom.
