Pope Francis sent his condolences to a grief-stricken Nashville and offered prayers to those affected by the recent school shooting at The Covenant School. Three children and three adults were killed at the school in Tennessee on Monday.
of The Covenant School shooting,” her spokesperson tweeted. Crow, along with fellow musicians Margo Price and Ketch Secor, will perform, the Nashville mayor’s office said in a news release.
“He joins the entire community in mourning the children and adults who died and commends them to the loving embrace of the Lord Jesus,” reads the telegram, which was sent by the Vatican’s secretary of state in the pontiff’s name. Among the featured performers at Wednesday’s vigil, Price has been particularly vocal about Gov. Bill Lee’s position on, having tweeted in response to news of the school shooting: “Our children are dying and being shot in school but you’re more worried about drag queens than smart gun laws? You have blood on your hands.”
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