Catholic mother of 2 killed in Super Bowl parade shooting
OSV News
February 16, 2024
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Catholic mother of two and beloved disc jockey for the KKFI radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, was killed Wednesday amid a mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
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Biden establishes first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
OSV News
September 25, 2023
President Joe Biden is establishing the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and has named Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee it, the White House announced.
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Florida Bishop Condemns Racially Motivated Shooting In Jacksonville
OSV News
August 30, 2023
A Florida Catholic bishop condemned a racially motivated shooting that took place late Aug. 26 at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, saying, “Violence and bigotry have no place in our hearts or our society.”
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Baltimore Archdiocese’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off streets
OSV News
August 17, 2023
Father Michael Murphy, pastor of St. Joseph's Monastery in Baltimore's Irvington neighborhood, is not sure how much of a dent an Aug. 5 gun buyback effort will make in the deadly violence that plagues cities such as Baltimore.
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Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Grief Ministry helps families affected by mass shootings
OSV News
July 20, 2023
The Archdiocese of Baltimore's Grief Ministry is working to help the families affected by the July 2 mass shooting in the South Baltimore community of Brooklyn that claimed the lives of 20-year-old Kylis Fagbemi and 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez.
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Chiefs Kicker Sends Jersey, Message to Family of Shooting Victim