VATICAN (CNS): “With a heart shattered over the massacre at the elementary school in Texas, I pray for the children and adults who were killed and for their families,” Pope Francis said praying publicly for the victims of the shooting the day before at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the United States, at the end of his weekly general audience on May 25.
At least 19 children and two adults were shot and killed.
“It is time to say, ‘Enough!’ to the indiscriminate trafficking of guns,” the pope said. “Let’s all work to ensure that such tragedies never happen again.”
Shortly before the audience, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio, an archdiocese that includes Uvalde, tweeted: “Holy Father Pope Francis, say some prayers for the souls of our little ones killed today and two teachers. Uvalde is in mourning. The families are having a very dark time. Your prayer will do good to them.”
Local authorities said the children and adults were killed by an 18-year-old student from a high school nearby. He also was reported dead and at least three children remained hospitalised for injuries suffered in the attack.
