In the US, Uvalde shooting survivors receive scholarships to attend local Catholic school
United StatesRNS Catholic Extension, a grant-giving non-profit that finances impoverished parishes, announced it has endowed 30 full scholarships for students wounded in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting. These funds will allow students to attend Sacred Heart Catholic School for multiple years, according to a statement from the Chicago-based organisation. The announcement last Monday comes […]
Pastor shot at by Uvalde gunman in Texas recounts terror in sermon
Uvalde, Texas AP Gilbert Limones and a coworker at a funeral home were among the first people shot at by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. He’s spent most of his days since helping prepare for the young victims’ burials and consoling shattered families. On Sunday, Limones swapped his […]
In the US, Uvalde tells Biden to “do something”; he pledges “we will”
Uvalde, Texas, USAP US President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families left behind when a gunman killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers. Faced with chants of “do something” as he departed a church service, Biden pledged: “We will.” At Robb Elementary School, Biden […]
The Interview: Shooting survivor Taylor Schumann shares why Christians need to offer more than thoughts and prayers
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER speaks with Taylor Schumann, author of ‘When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough’ in the wake of this week’s mass shooting in which 19 children and two adults were killed at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas…
Texas faith leaders accompany Uvalde community, decry gun culture after school rampage
United StatesRNS San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was driving back to Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday morning – after having spent most of the previous night there accompanying families in the wake of one of the deadliest school shootings – when he passed by an advertisement promoting guns in the Lone Star State. “We want children […]
Death toll rises to 19 kids, two adults in Texas school shooting
Uvalde, TexasAP Uvalde community members arrived early Wednesday at a civic centre where families learned the fate of their loved ones the night before. Volunteers arrived with Bibles and therapy dogs. A minister says he prayed with families of victims in a hospital waiting room after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside […]
Breaking: At least 19 students killed in Texas school shooting
Updated: 9am, 26th May, 2022 (AEST)United States At least 19 students and a teacher have been killed at an elementary school in Texas. The shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 135 kilometres west of San Antonio. The shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos from Uvalde, is believed to have been killed by […]