Immediate makeshift memorials in Las Vegas to the 58 victims killed during the Oct. 1 outdoor country music concert are being replaced by memorial services, vigils and Catholic funerals at the victims’ hometowns across the country and in Canada.
Victims of Las Vegas shooting remembered at funeral Masses, vigils
Don’t let violence ‘have the last word’
Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe told the people as they came together for an interfaith prayer service in unity across our religious traditions, across race, across gender to stand with each other as living signs of that hope.
Las Vegas shooting leaves emotional weight on city, Catholic actor says
Clarence Gilyard, the actor most known for co-starring in the TV hits “Walker, Texas Ranger” and “Matlock” and who now teaches acting in Las Vegas, said the deadly mass shooting at the outdoor country music festival Oct. 1 left a “palpable emotional weight” on the city and its Catholic community.