“This act deeply wounds life, human dignity, and the peaceful coexistence of our society. We demand that it not go unpunished.”
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‘Evil wounds us,’ but healing can come from Jesus during daily prayer, bishop says
by Joe Ruffby Joe Ruff“God does not will evil or death. … He hates evil — he hates death. And yet God wills a world where these continue to exist so he can give …
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“I tried to tie to Gaudete Sunday that in the midst of turmoil and crisis we still have the joy because that joy comes from our faith in God who …
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Rhode Island Catholic bishop offers prayers in wake of shooting at Brown University
by OSV Newsby OSV News“Let us unite in prayer for those who lost their lives, for the injured, for the Brown University community and all affected by this tragedy.”
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Catholic advocates raise alarm at Trump’s call to ‘pause’ migration from ‘Third World Countries’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“Catholic social teaching is clear: every person has inherent dignity, and those fleeing danger must be protected, not turned away.”
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“The loss of life on that (Aug. 27) occasion was horrific, and the impact on students, teachers and their families traumatizing,” Archbishop Hebda said Oct. 20.
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“It’s still very, very, very fresh and (we’ll) probably live (with it) for a long time,” Matthew Tews said about the mass shooting at a Minneapolis church.
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Hope, healing highlight prayer service and Mass 1 month since Annunciation shooting
by Joe Ruffby Joe Ruff(OSV News) — Sharing hugs, tears and smiles, more than 150 people gathered on the lawn outside Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis for a morning prayer service Sept. …
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(OSV News) — Several Catholic bishops are expressing their sorrow over a deadly attack at a Michigan house of worship, which took place just weeks after a mass shooting at a …
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(OSV News) — 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 …
