Spokane Catholic Bishop Thomas Daly is calling for unity and prayer following a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church that killed two school children.
Police say the suspect shot through the windows of the Annunciation Church around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, where children from the Catholic school were attending morning mass, and then turned the gun on himself. More than a dozen other children were injured.
“With profound sorrow, I join my brother bishops and the entire Catholic community in mourning the tragic loss of innocent lives during the Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. To the families who have lost their beloved children, and to all who carry the wounds of this violence, I extend my deepest condolences and the assurance of my prayers. In the midst of this darkness, we hold fast to our faith that Christ is with us. We entrust the souls of those who died to His merciful love, and we pray for the healing of the injured, the comfort of the grieving, and the peace of the community left shaken by this act of senseless violence,” Daly said…