Statement From Cardinal Timothy Dolan

| 08/27/2025

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

August 27, 2025

Once again we are shocked and horrified by the news of another senseless shooting, this time all the more disturbing because it happened at a Catholic church and school, which should always be sanctuaries of peace. We mourn the two innocent children whose lives were cut short by this dreadful tragedy and hold in our intentions the seventeen wounded.

We join in compassionate solidarity with the countless families of the city of Minneapolis, Annunciation Catholic School, and beyond who have been touched by an unthinkable grief caused by mind numbing gun violence which has become all too common. We pray for an end to all violence in our hearts, in our communities, and in our world.

†Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan

Archbishop of New York

Statement of Sister Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York, on the Tragic Events at Annunciation Catholic School and Parish in Minneapolis

We pray for the victims and their families, and especially for the souls of the young students whose lives were taken far too soon.

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| 08/27/2025

Pope Leo XIV, USCCB Express Sorrow Over Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

"His Holiness prays for the wounded as well as the first responders, medical personnel and clergy who are caring for them and their loved ones."

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| 08/27/2025

Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Bring Warmth of Human Connection to the Dying

Central to the sisters' vocation is their Eucharistic life. The chapel at Rosary Hill Home is their motherhouse's living heart, from which the sisters draw strength to fulfill their mission.