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US bishops, officials call for prayer after conservative activist shot dead
United States Catholic bishops and public officials called for prayer after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Source: OSV News.
US community ‘turning to the Lord’ one week after church shooting
A United States archbishop said Catholics and others are revealing “signs of God’s great love” in the week following the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Source: CNA.
Bishops call for racial equity on anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Two United States bishops have said the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks a call to “renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life”. Source: NCR Online.
Vigil held at Minnesota Catholic school after deadly shooting
About 2000 people attended a standing-room-only vigil yesterday in honour of the Annunciation Parish and School community after a mass shooting at the school’s commencement Mass earlier in the day. Source: NCR Online.
Two dead, 17 injured in mass shooting at Catholic primary school in US
Two children have been killed in a mass shooting during a Catholic primary school Mass at a church in the United States overnight. Source: OSV News.
Trump says he will seek death penalty for all murders in DC
United States President Donald Trump announced yesterday that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, DC. Source: Catholic Review.
Florida bishops appeal to state governor to stop scheduled execution
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to stay the August 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without parole. Source: OSV News.
Trump says path to peace ‘within reach’
Donald Trump and Volodmyr Zelenskyy have held a historic meeting in the White House Oval Office with European leaders to discuss the path to peace with Russia. Source: The Australian.
US archbishop brands Putin-Trump summit a ‘failure’
The Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to address the “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions” of Russia’s war on Ukraine, a US Ukrainian Catholic leader said. Source: NCR Online.