A first Communion Mass at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, was disrupted May 11 after a teenager attempted to enter the church with a rifle. Parishioners prevented the young man from entering the church where 60 children were preparing
Ahead of Good Friday, a Chicago parish unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating that city's victims of gun violence.
Some 60 people gathered March 25 outside of St. Sabina Catholic Church for a first look at "Thou Shalt Not Kill," a life-sized
President Joe Biden reiterated his call for further gun safety measures in the aftermath of a mass shooting at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade near that Missouri city's Union Station on Ash Wednesday.
The same week, in
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."
"I believe Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is correct to point out the crisis we are experiencing in Albuquerque and
The United States endured a record number of mass killings in the first half of 2023, according to a new analysis. The report came in tandem with news that at least four people were killed in a mass shooting in Hampton, Georgia,
Catholic leaders throughout the U.S. are calling for prayer and action after gun violence scarred the long July 4 holiday weekend in 18 states plus the nation's capital. The rampages between June 30 and July 5 left 25 dead and 145 injured.
(OSV News) — The apparent murder of a beloved, young high school teacher July 5 on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington was “not a random incident” and poses “no present danger” to the university community, according to
Sitting in front of a replica of Michelangelo's Pietà -- the sculpture of Mary holding her crucified son -- the bishops of the Atlanta province signed a joint statement June 27 urging "decisive action" on legislation to curb gun violence.
The bishops of
President Joe Biden announced March 14 he would sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks on prospective gun buyers, as well as measures to promote red flag laws and the secure storage of firearms.
The executive order, released
A 65-year-old Hispanic man was taken into custody the morning of Feb. 20 by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies as the prime suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell of Los Angeles.
LA County Sheriff Robert G. Luna announced at