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Highland Park Parish holds Mass of healing a year after July 4 shooting

Highland Park community leaders and elected officials joined members of Christ Our Hope Parish at Immaculate Conception Church on July 1 for a healing Mass to commemorate the first anniversary of mass shooting at the community’s 2022 Fourth of July parade.

Catholic leaders respond to shooting at Colorado nightclub

Catholic leaders have condemned the Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that killed at least five people and injured at least 25.

Pope Francis responds to letters from former Robb Elementary students

Fifth grader Noah attended Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and was shot during the May 24 massacre that killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers. He is recovering and now attends Sacred Heart Catholic School, through a scholarship from Catholic Extension. In a letter to Pope Francis, he wrote, “When I started school last week, I felt safe and loved.”

Highland Park pastor joins service for El Paso mass shooting

In commemoration of the third anniversary of the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, Father Hernan Cuevas, pastor of Immaculate Conception and St. James Parish in Highland Park, joined Catholic Extension in El Paso for a prayer service for peace and healing on Aug. 10.

Statement of Cardinal Cupich on the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park

I have been watching the news in horror as at least six are dead and many more were wounded after a gunman opened fire as families attended an Independence Day parade in Highland Park. What should have been a peaceful celebration of our nation’s founding ended in unspeakable tragedy.

It does happen here

“This doesn’t happen here.” “This isn’t who we are.”

Hundreds seek comfort together at Mass following Highland Park shooting

Hundreds of people gathered the evening of July 5 at Immaculate Conception Church in Highland Park to offer one another comfort and grieve together in the wake of the mass shooting that killed seven people and injured dozens more at the community’s Independence Day parade.

Catholics grieve, pray after Highland Park shooting

The day after a man climbed onto a rooftop and shot into the crowd at the Highland Park Independence Day parade, those who were there and those otherwise affected looked to their faith to help them keep going.

Church presence in Uvalde, Texas, gives strength, love, archbishop says

When news broke of the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was in a meeting with about 150 archdiocesan priests.

Pope prays for Texas shooting victims, calls for stricter gun laws

Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say "Enough!" and enact stricter laws on gun sales.
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