Decrying the acts of religious violence that have taken place during the Christmas season, the president of the U.S. bishops declared: “Violence in the name of God is blasphemy.”
‘Violence in the name of God is blasphemy,’ USCCB president says
Texas bishops offer prayers for those affected by fatal church shooting
Two Texas Catholic bishops offered words of condolence and prayers to the members and families of the victims of a church shooting in which two worshippers were killed.
Catholic leaders respond with ‘heavy hearts’ to Texas shooting
Catholic leaders across the United States reacted with sorrow and “heavy hearts” to a mass shooting in west Texas Aug. 31 that authorities said claimed seven lives and wounded 25 others.
Parish prays with school shooting survivors, mourners at memorial vigil
Just two weeks days after the violent shooting shattered the small-town communities near Santa Fe High School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, located six miles from the high school in Hitchcock, hosted a May 30 memorial vigil and prayer service for the 10 victims of the shooting.