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Prayers answered: Annunciation shooting survivor Sophia Forchas finally comes home
By Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register, Oct 24, 2025 / 12:02 pm Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas is finally home after spending 57 days in the hospital with severe injuries sustained from the deadly shooting on Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during the first school Mass of the year that …
UPDATES: Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 10:41 am Authorities and media reports on Wednesday morning said a mass shooting had taken place at a Catholic parish and school in downtown Minneapolis, one that police were reportedly treating as a “mass casualty” incident. The local crime watch outlet Minnesota …
Catholic community unites in prayer after shooting at Minneapolis school Mass
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 …
Statement from Archbishop Robert G. Casey on today’s tragedy
Archbishop Robert G. Casey, of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, released the following statement today to the people of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati concerning the tragedy in Minneapolis, MN: “Our hearts are one with the families of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis as they grieve and begin to process the senseless …
Pope Leo expresses sorrow over shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis where two children killed
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 …
UPDATE: 2 children killed in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, police say
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 …
Catholic students pray, assist others amid mass shooting at Florida State University
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:31 pm Catholic students at Florida State University have been praying and assisting their fellow Seminoles amid a deadly mass shooting at the campus on Thursday, a ministry leader there told CNA. As of early Thursday evening two people had died and …
UPDATE: Multiple people killed in Wednesday mass shootings in Maine
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2023 / 09:12 am Multiple victims were reported dead after at least two mass shootings in southern Maine on Wednesday night. The total count of victims was unclear as of early Thursday morning. Law enforcement indicated the ultimate death toll could be nearly 20. …
Catholic bishops respond to Texas tragedies that left 16 dead, including group of migrants
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 8, 2023 / 13:15 pm Two tragedies over the weekend have left 16 dead and many more wounded in Texas. Eight migrants were killed and 10 injured when a speeding SUV Sunday morning plowed into a group of people in the border city of Brownsville, …
Louisville archbishop prays for victims of Easter Monday shooting
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Apr 11, 2023 / 13:45 pm Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville asked for prayers for those involved after an Easter Monday shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, which left five people dead and at least eight others injured. “My heart is heavy as we …
