Sandy Hook
On the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, a lone gunman – now identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza – opened fire on students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School after having shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, at her home. The gunman killed 27 people, including 20 elementary school students, before shooting and killing himself.
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How should a Catholic respond to mass shootings?
When Monsignor Robert Weiss gathered with parents in Connecticut, after 20 children were killed in a nearby shooting, the room... Read more
Why pray after tragedy? This Sandy Hook mother has an answer
Some people have difficulty seeing the point of prayer in times of trouble. But for Magnificat magazine columnist Jennifer Hubbard,... Read more
Healing and hope: Newtown's Catholic parish two years after shooting
It was two years ago that Monsignor Robert Weiss rushed to the scene of the Sandy Hook elementary shooting, where... Read more
Bishop: Christ's love conquers sorrow of Sandy Hook
One year after the murder of 20 school children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,... Read more
Elementary school massacre 'not part of God’s plan,' Newtown priest says
The motive behind the gunman whose Dec. 14 shooting rampage took the lives of 28 people, including 20 children, is... Read more
Church leaders express prayers, condolences over Sandy Hook shooting
Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.... Read more
