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Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Black Catholic leader condemns threats, ‘loss of civility’ after Kirk’s assassination

Oct 3, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The president of the National Association of Black Catholic Administrators decried the “loss of civility and respect” in public discourse. Read more

Timothy Schmalz’s latest sculpture, soon to be installed at Ave Maria University in Florida, depicts Jesus covering the fatal wound of slain Christian activist Charlie Kirk.

Sculpture of Jesus and Charlie Kirk to be installed at Ave Maria University

Oct 3, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, renowned Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz began working on a sculpture no one had... Read more

Erika Kirk embraces U.S. President Donald Trump at the conclusion of the memorial service held for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025.

Trump, Vance among those honoring Charlie Kirk’s Christian legacy 

Sep 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and many others honored the late Charlie Kirk and his efforts to... Read more

Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Report: Charlie Kirk was ‘this close’ to becoming Catholic just prior to his death

Sep 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reportedly strongly considering becoming Catholic just prior to his assassination, according to a bishop. Read more

“[Kirk] gave his life in following his Lord, as a sacrifice for the truth that man is made in God’s image, male and female, and in opposition to the lies and self-mutilation promoted by so-called ‘trans ideology’" said Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller

Cardinal Müller calls Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr’ for Christ, rebukes ‘satanic celebration’ of death

Sep 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

German Catholic Cardinal Gerhard Müller referred to Charlie Kirk as “a martyr for Jesus Christ” and condemned the “satanic celebration”... Read more

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a vocal evangelical Christian who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, speaking at an event in Texas in 2018.

Utah seeks death penalty for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk murder

Sep 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced he is seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the man charged with murdering... Read more

Priests throughout the country have mentioned assassinated conservative Christian activisit Charlie Kirk in their homilies this week.

Homilies across U.S. take stock of Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 16, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic priests around the country have discussed the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk during their homilies in... Read more

Vice President JD Vance hosts a podcast episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C., following the assassination of the show’s namesake on Sept. 10.

JD Vance: Trump administration will ‘dismantle’ leftist groups promoting violence

Sep 16, 2025

By Zelda Caldwell

The two-hour broadcast of “The Charlie Kirk Show” was livestreamed Monday from Vance’s ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office... Read more

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.

CNA Newsmaker Interview: Kevin Roberts and living out the optimism of Charlie Kirk

CNA talks with Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts for the inaugural edition of its “CNA Newsmaker Interview” series. Read more

Tyler Robinson, 22,  (pictured on Sept. 12, 2025) the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, conservative Christian political activist.

Gov. Cox: Transgender partner of alleged Charlie Kirk killer cooperating with authorities

Sep 15, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed that the man accused of killing Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk lived with a transgender... Read more

St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Mass attendance up at various colleges in wake of Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 15, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In what some are calling “the Charlie Kirk effect,” people across the nation have decided to go to church since... Read more

Vice President JD Vance (right), second lady Usha Vance (center), and Erika Kirk deplane Air Force Two while escorting the body of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix.

Faith, family, and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address

Sep 13, 2025

By CNA Staff

Charlie Kirk’s grief-stricken widow said that if her husband had run for office, reviving the American family would have been... Read more

Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins.

Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins: Charlie Kirk ‘died a martyr’

Sep 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America and a... Read more

Alveda King has suffered three assassinations in her family: that of her father, Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King; her grandmother, Alberta King; and her renowned uncle, Martin Luther King Jr.

Alveda King responds to Charlie Kirk’s assassination: ‘We’ve got to care again’

Sep 12, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk at a college campus, Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,... Read more

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a vocal evangelical Christian who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, speaks at an event in Texas in 2018.

Charlie Kirk before death: ‘I want to be remembered for courage for my faith’

Sep 11, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Just a few months before he was assassinated on Sept. 10, Charlie Kirk said that upon his death, he would... Read more

A makeshift memorial is seen at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in honor of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah.

Politicians, faith leaders condemn political violence after Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 11, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Faith leaders and political leaders are uniting their voices to condemn politically motivated violence following the assassination of Turning Point... Read more

A general view of a wreath laid by mourners outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Sept. 11, 2025, following the fatal shooting of U.S. youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk while speaking during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Cardinal Parolin on Charlie Kirk death: ‘We are against all types of violence’

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in comments responding to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, said the Vatican condemns violence against those... Read more

Police officers are on the scene at Evergreen High School where a shooting occured earlier in the day, in Evergreen, Colorado, on Sept. 10, 2025. A shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado critically injured three studentsincluding the suspected shooter. Authorities say there is no longer an active threat.

UPDATE: Colorado high school shooting suspect was ‘radicalized,’ police say

Sep 10, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The suspect in a school shooting in Evergreen, Colorado, has died of self-inflicted wounds after shooting two of his peers. Read more

Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk (pictured at the White House in May) was shot and killed on Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking to college students in Utah.

Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University event

Sep 10, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative activist organization Turning Point USA and outspoken Christian, was shot dead while speaking at... Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at East Los Angeles College on Feb. 26, 2025, in Monterey Park, California.

Gavin Newsom calls males playing in female sports ‘deeply unfair’

Mar 10, 2025

By Matt McDonald

On his new podcast “This Is Gavin Newsom” on Thursday, the California governor said Democrats should make room for pro-lifers. Read more