Diocese of Owensboro KY

“We were five steps away from the entry to the gallery when people began to exit with terrified faces,” school principal Emily Hernandez said.

A majority of respondents indicated personal connections to their Catholic faith, agreeing with the statement, “I feel that God is present in my daily life.”

Pastor in Sebree, Ky., named Missionary of Mercy by Holy See, said his role is “to show others that the face of God is love and mercy.”