El Paso priest consoles grieving families in the wake of the Texas massacre that left 22 dead By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Fabian Marquez was the right priest at a very wrong time. He was among several priests in El Paso, Texas, summoned to help out where they could in the […]
Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4. After the prayer called the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 4, the pope […]