By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2025 / 12:21 pm Numerous online fundraising campaigns have raised well over $1 million to help support victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that claimed the lives of two children and injured approximately 20 people. Verified GoFundMe fundraisers showed over $1.2 million raised …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 11:51 am Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American songwriter Pharrell Williams will direct a concert featuring musicians John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Karol G, BamBam, and Angélique Kidjo in St. Peter’s Square next month. The Sept. 13 concert, which is free …

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:06 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The bishop-elect is currently parish priest of St. Elizabeth of Portugal and vicar general of the San Jose Diocese. Prior to …

The church in the United States expresses its grief and condolences following Wednesday’s tragedy in Minneapolis, where a young man opened fire during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School. The attack resulted in the deaths of two children and around seventeen injured before the shooter took his own life. Vatican News …

By Jonathan Liedl National Catholic Register, Aug 28, 2025 / 06:00 am After a pair of out-of-state school shootings in 2022 and 2023 shocked the nation, Minnesota’s bishops implored state lawmakers to provide security funding for local nonpublic schools. Now, two years after their appeals went unheeded, tragedy has struck one …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 15:10 pm After a shooter killed two children and injured 17 other people on Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, the community is reeling as leaders call for prayer. The shooter opened fire from the parking lot through the …

Pope Leo expresses profound sorrow over the murder of two children and the injuring of 14 others at the Annunciation Catholic church and school complex in Minneapolis, USA. Vatican News Pope Leo XIV has expressed his profound sorrow upon learning of the loss of life and injuries following the shooting that …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 10:41 am Law enforcement on Wednesday said two children had been killed at a shooting incident during a Mass held at a Minneapolis Catholic church, with the gunman reportedly taking his own life after the deadly attack. During a press conference around …

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaking in Naples at the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week, expresses his deep concern over the Israeli bombing of Gaza, saying it makes “no sense” and warning of the worsening humanitarian crisis. By Vatican News “We are appalled by what is happening in Gaza, despite …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 26, 2025 / 09:45 am Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop José Arturo Cepeda as auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The transfer marks the Mexican-born bishop’s return to San Antonio, the south-central Texas city where he served as a …