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People gather outside Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga, southern Philippines, Aug. 18, 2026, after a shooting that resulted in the deaths of at least two people. The shooting at the Jesuit-run school, which saw a student kill a fellow student before killing himself, sparked shock and reignited alarm over juvenile delinquency and campus security. (OSV News photo//Nonoy Lacson, Reuters)

World

Student kills classmate then himself in Philippine Jesuit school shooting

OSV News|Aug 18, 2026|3 Min Read

Jackie Flavin, mother of Harper Moyski, who died in the Aug. 27, 2025, shooting at Annunciation church in south Minneapolis, looks at desks she set up Feb. 23, 2026, in honor of Harper and another Annunciation student, Fletcher Merkel, who also died in the shooting. Flavin and other Annunciation volunteers set up those two desks plus others outside to signify children who have died by gun violence in Minnesota since 2021. They are part of an organization of parents called Annunciation Light Alliance, which is lobbying to protect children from gun violence. (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Empty school desks on Minnesota Capitol grounds signify children lost to gun violence

Joe Ruff|Feb 25, 2026|5 Min Read

Fletcher Merkel, the 8-year-old student killed Aug. 27 in a shooting during a school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, is pictured in this undated photo. (OSV News photo/courtesy Merkel family)

At funeral for 8-year-old shooting victim, Minneapolis pastor says to 'cling' to Jesus

OSV News|Sep 8, 2025|3 Min Read

A girl holds a candle during a vigil at Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis Aug. 27, 2025, following a shooting earlier in the day at Annunciation Church. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

Minneapolis and the mystery of suffering

Robert Brennan|Sep 4, 2025|4 Min Read

A young woman walks past a memorial outside Annunciation Church in Minneapolis Aug. 30, 2025, which is a home to an elementary school and was the scene of a shooting. The shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of the school's church and struck children attending Mass Aug. 27 during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 18 others. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

Annunciation pastor calls first parish Mass after church shooting a 'humble beginning'

Joe Ruff|Sep 2, 2025|5 Min Read

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis leads an interfaith prayer service at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Aug. 28, 2025, following a shooting the previous day at Annunciation Catholic Church. A shooter opened fire Aug. 27 through the windows of the church adjacent to Annunciation Catholic School and struck children attending Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 18 others. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

'Hold onto Jesus's hand': Parents, clergy process Minneapolis Catholic school shooting's aftermath

Maria Wiering|Aug 29, 2025|7 Min Read

Families and loved reunite following a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis Aug. 27, 2025. A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a the school's church and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” (OSV News photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Archbishop Gomez prays for Minneapolis Catholics after ‘disturbing’ school shooting

Angelus Staff|Aug 27, 2025|2 Min Read

First responders block the crime scene following a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis Aug. 27, 2025. The Richfield Police Department is reporting there are up to 20 victims and the shooter is dead. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

Pope Leo sends prayers after deadly shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school

Maria Wiering|Aug 27, 2025|7 Min Read

A woman prays at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wis., Dec. 16, 2024, as people gather to pray for victims and survivors of a mass shooting that day at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. At least three people are dead, including the suspect, and others are injured, after the mass shooting, police said. (OSV News photo/Cullen Granzen, Reuters)

3 dead, including teen suspect, in mass shooting at Wisconsin Christian school

Kate Scanlon|Dec 17, 2024|4 Min Read

Law enforcement officers and firefighters work at the scene of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., Sept. 4, 2024. (OSV News photo/Elijah Nouvelage, Reuters)

Atlanta bishops say 'hearts ache' for lives 'cruelly cut short' by latest high school shooting

Kate Scanlon|Sep 4, 2024|4 Min Read

Nashville

Nashville diocese calls mass shooting at Presbyterian school 'sad, shocking,' urges prayers

OSV News|Mar 28, 2023|6 Min Read

Eighth graders at St. Charles Borromeo School in North Hollywood created a Día de los Muertos altar to honor victims of school shootings in the U.S. (Yannina Diaz)

Eighth graders’ Día de los Muertos altars honor Uvalde victims

Angelus Staff|Nov 2, 2022|2 Min Read

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