Sandy Hook Elementary School

December 14, 2014

Mom who lost son in Sandy Hook massacre urges people to 'let love lead'

Snowflakes float over part of a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, the first anniversary where 20 children and six adults were killed by gunman Adam Lanza. After repeatedly facing roadblocks in Congress, faith leaders and grass-roots groups have found success at the state level in seeking passage of gun violence prevention laws.

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Nicole Hockley's message from Newtown, Connecticut, to people at two different venues in the Dubuque area was clear: "Our hearts are broken, but our spirit is not."

Published in International

January 19, 2013

Is ‘game over’ the Catholic response to violent video games?

This is a still from the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

NEW YORK - Even as people across the United States continue to mourn the children and teachers who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the question of what drove killer Adam Lanza to commit such a horrific crime is already being debated.

Published in International

December 19, 2012

Newtown pastor tells mourners child victims were gift from the start

The casket of Jessica Rekos is placed in a hearse following her funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 18. Mourners packed back-to-back services at the church that day for Jessica and James Mattioli, two of the 20 young victims o f the Newtown shooting massacre.

RYE, N.Y. - Addressing mourners at the first two funerals for young victims of the Dec. 14 school shooting in Connecticut, Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown asked, "Where else but the church could we bring this unspeakable act?"

Published in International

December 17, 2012