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"They're safe. They're upset, but they're safe": Parents of children who survived the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church spoke about finding their kids at the scene Aug. 27 in Minneapolis.

Law enforcement officials identified the assailant in the shooting at Annunciation Church as Robin Westman, a 23-year-old Minneapolis resident who left behind a racist and antisemitic manifesto on social media.

 Shooting at the opening Mass for Annunciation Catholic School in south Minneapolis, also wounds 17. The assailant died by suicide behind the church, police said. 

 Italian daily newspaper reports that Augustinian friars are expected to join Leo when he moves into the papal apartment so that he can continue the communal life of his religious order.

An evacuation order has been issued for the Gaza City neighborhood that is home to the area's only Catholic church, the parish priest Fr. Gabriel Romanelli told media agencies.

At a center for Holocaust education in July, Catholic teachers gathered to confront the church's complicity in antisemitism, and explore how to help heal the historical rupture between Catholics and Jews.

The absence of Jesuit Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio is seen as the tragic continuation of a life defined by radical devotion to peace and interfaith dialogue.

 U.S. Catholic institutions and peace advocates condemned and mourned the deadly strike, calling for an immediate ceasefire, protection of civilians, and accountability for the attack that killed three and injured 10. 

Two days after floodwaters tore through Kerr County, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller installed the new pastor for Kerrville's Notre Dame Parish, in a Mass that was "a powerful sign of how God cares for his people."

 The world seems more fractured than at any point in recent memory since World War II. Yet amid this turmoil, the Vatican is determined to make its voice heard — not simply in prayer, but in active, engaged diplomacy.

A seasoned journalist known for his multilingual fluency and multimedia storytelling, Justin McLellan steps into the role of Vatican correspondent at a pivotal time for both the Catholic Church and NCR.

In 2011, when then-Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently uncovered news has "delighted" and "energized" Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy.

In a city hollowed by destruction, one Catholic parish rings with resilience.

Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Mass, cast a vision of a united church that offers God's unconditional love to everyone. He said that "we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits the earth’s resources and marginalizes the poorest."

On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Although the Mass is no longer described as an "enthronement," it is full of rich symbolism.

The new pontiff made an offer to world leaders engaged in wars, during an audience with Eastern Catholics at the Vatican May 14.

Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy hits shelves in July. 

Despite rumors to the contrary, Pope Leo XIV will be keeping the papal social media presence on X and Instagram. He shared his first post Tuesday afternoon Rome time.

Pope Leo XIV called for "disarming communication" in his first address to 3,000 journalists, and advocated for peaceful media and press freedom.

Augustinians around the world are remembering fellow Augustinian Fr. Robert Prevost, who was elected as pontiff on May 8 by 133 cardinals after four votes.