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Papal prayer for Austrian school shooting victims
June 12, 2025
At the conclusion of his June 11 general audience (CWN coverage), Pope Leo XIV issued the following appeal:
I would like to assure my prayers for the victims of the tragedy that took place in the school in Graz. I am close to the families, teachers, and schoolmates. May the Lord receive these children of his in his peace.
Eleven people, including the perpetrator, were killed in the June 10 school shooting in the Austrian city.
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