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Pope Leo XIV sent a telegram of prayer and condolences following the mass shooting at a Catholic Church school Mass in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Two children and 17 others were injured at the Annunciation Catholic church and school complex.
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his profound sorrow in a telegram sent to Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Minneapolis, the Pope expressed his “heartfelt condolences and the assurance of spiritual closeness to all those affected by this terrible tragedy, especially the families now grieving the loss of a child.”
The telegram, signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, says the Pope commends “the souls of the deceased children to the love of Almighty God” and “prays for the wounded as well as the first responders, medical personnel and clergy who are caring for them and their loved ones.
https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/08/pope-leo-xiv-sends-letter-of-condolence.html
Innocent children who died at Mass should be declared martyrs.