Priests throughout the country have mentioned assassinated conservative Christian activisit Charlie Kirk in their homilies this week. / Credit: ChoeWatt/Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 16, 2025 / 18:24 pm (CNA).
CatholicpriestsaroundthecountryhavediscussedtheassassinationofTurningPointUSAFounderCharlieKirkduringtheirhomiliesinthelastweek.
Kirk,31,wasshotduringacampuseventatUtahValleyUniversityonSept.10.Theallegedshooterhassincebeenapprehendedandidentifiedas22-year-oldTylerRobinson.Kirkissurvivedbyhiswife,Erika,andtheirtwoyoungchildren.
“SomanytimesitseemsalmostsurrealhowtheGospelpassageforthedayfits…asituationthatwefaceasChristiansinourdailylives,”FatherChrisAlarattheNationalShrineoftheDivineMercyinStockbridge,Massachusetts,saidduringhishomilyonSept.11,referencingtheday’sreadingfromtheGospelofLuke,whenJesusinstructshisdisciplestolovetheirenemies.
“ThatiswhatCharlieKirkdid.Iwaswatchingsomeofhisvideoslastnight,andhewassayingofmurderersthattheyarestillchildrenofGod,andheprayedforthem,”thepriest
