Catholic Priest Injured in Chicago Shooting After Confronting Car Thieves
A statement from the Midwest Province of the Jesuits said they were ‘so grateful that Father Lynch wasn’t seriously hurt in this incident.’
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Australian Police Arrest Male Suspect Following Stabbing Attack at Sydney Church
The attack is the second stabbing incident in that city within two days. Six people died in a knife attack on Saturday at a mall in the Bondi area.
Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow as Sydney Knife Attack Shocks Australia
The Holy Father offered prayers for the deceased, the wounded and the first responders, invoking divine blessings of consolation and strength for the nation.
Violent Video Games and Movies, and the Virtue of Self-Knowledge
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: If imbibing violent media — or any media — acts upon us as an occasion of sin, then we are bound by the same obligation to avoid the occasion as we are to shun the sin.
Prince Albert Diocese Prays for Victims of Canada Stabbings
Following a stabbing spree in rural Canada that left at least 10 dead and 18 injured, the local Catholic diocese is praying for victims and first responders.
Philadelphia Archbishop Condemns ‘Mortal Sin of Racism’ After Buffalo Shooting
The Knights of Peter Claver, the largest historically African American Catholic lay organization in the U.S., said racism is neither pro-life nor Christian and ‘is not of God. Racism and hatred are tools used by the Devil.’
Bishop Condemns ‘Abhorrently Evil’ Slaying of 10 at Buffalo Supermarket
Ten people were killed and three others injured Saturday when a teenage gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
‘They are Killing Naples’: Catholic Archbishop Appeals for an End to Mafia Violence
Over the weekend, armed robbers entered a pizzeria in a Naples suburb, pointing guns at families eating dinner, including young children.
Archbishop Cordileone After Stabbing of Asian Women: ‘We Must Stop Hating One Another’
Archbishop Cordileone called on the faithful to pray: "I ask San Francisco Catholics to engage in prayer, adoration and fasting for an end to violence and hatred. St. Francis, patron of San Francisco, pray for us."
‘I Offer the Pain I’m Going Through’: Shot Catholic Bishop-Elect Prays for Purification of South Sudan Diocese
Bishop-elect Carlassare was shot in both legs when two armed men fired multiple bullets at him after breaking into his room at the priests’ residence at Holy Family Cathedral in Rumbek in the early hours of April 26.
