Archbishop Gomez prays for Minneapolis Catholics after ‘disturbing’ school shooting
Archbishop José H. Gomez called the shooting at a Mass for Catholic schoolchildren in Minneapolis “sad and disturbing” in a message assuring victims of the prayers and solidarity of Los Angeles Catholics.
“We pray for those who were killed and those who were injured in this morning’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School,” read a statement from the archbishop issued hours after the Aug. 27 shooting. “It is sad and disturbing that this attack was carried out while the children were praying at Mass.”
Archbishop Gomez said he was praying for his fellow prelate, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, parishioners at Annunciation Catholic Church and first responders, and “for all our brothers and sisters in Minneapolis.”