SAN ANTONIO — Families gathered Sunday evening at Main Plaza, lighting candles and offering prayers to remember loved ones lost to violence as part of the annual Worldwide Candle Lighting Day.
The event, held every second Sunday in December, honors children and family members who have died and brings together grieving families across the globe at the same hour.
Locally, the vigil was organized by the San Antonio chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, combining remembrance with a call for greater awareness of gun violence…