Gun Violence
Diocesan officials call shooting at Nashville Presbyterian school ‘sad, shocking’
OSV News
March 28, 2023
Officials of the Nashville Diocese called news of a morning mass shooting and loss of life at a private Christian school in the city heartbreaking and “deeply sad and shocking."
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Michigan shooting victims memorialized at parish vigils, live-streamed rosary
OSV News
February 17, 2023
Tears were shed, words of consolation were shared, and memories were cherished the evening of Feb. 14 during two emotional prayer vigils to honor the memory of three Michigan State University students whose lives were cut short during a shooting ...
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Reckoning with Our Culture of Gun Violence
Daniel Imwalle
July 25, 2022
After praying for the victims in Uvalde, Pope Francis said, "It's time to say, 'Enough!' to the indiscriminate trafficking of guns."
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Gun Violence and Our Year of Living Dangerously
Christopher Heffron
June 2, 2022
With gun violence on the rise, we as a nation find ourselves at a crossroads.
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‘I Died with Him’
Karen Callaway (photos) | Joyce Duriga (text)
October 6, 2020
In Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods, Deacon LeRoy Gill sows seeds of peace.
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Dear Reader: Thank You, Dr. Patterson
Christopher Heffron
October 5, 2020
As editors, we're fortunate to work with a collective of talented writers, photographers, copy editors, and artists.
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Archbishop, governor call for prayer as Louisville mourns mass shooting
Amid calls for prayer and praise for first responders, officials confirmed that four people were killed in an April 10 mass shooting, Easter Monday morning, in a downtown bank in Louisville, Kentucky.