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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | OCTOBER 14-27, 2017 Vatican Notes Our planning services are offered as a courtesy to our donors. 303.468.9885 | www.TheCatholicFoundation.com Giving for the Kingdom of God ® Donor Advised Account FIND THE KEY TO A GENEROUS LIFE WHEN YOU GIVE IT A WAY TO SERVE OTHERS. Personally – Experience the joy of giving and provide a lasting tribute to your faith and family. Financially – Achieve peace of mind that your treasure is managed to reflect your Catholic values. Spiritually – Strengthen our parishes and our Catholic community through your charitable giving. The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado is here to help you understand the advantages of opening a Donor Advised Account. As Catholic faithful, we believe our earthly treasure is a gift from God, and we can give it a way to serve the greater good. Be generous, ready to share, thus accumulating as treasure a good foundation for the future, so as to win the life that is true life. 1 TIMOTHY 6:18-19 UNLOCK UNLOCK YOUR YOUR GIVING GIVING POTENTIAL POTENTIAL POTENTIAL Jean Finegan | Deacon Steve Stemper BY CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY P ope Francis o• ered his condo- lences and spiritual support to victims of a deadly shooting in Las Vegas that left at least 50 people dead and hundreds more wounded when a gunman opened fi re at a coun- try music festival Oct. 1. "Deeply saddened to learn of the shooting in Las Vegas, Pope Francis sends the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those a• ected by this senseless tragedy," read an Oct. 2 tele- gram signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Addressed to Las Vegas Bishop Joseph Anthony Pepe, the telegram o• ered the Pope's encouragement for the e• orts of police and emergency ser- vice personnel. Francis also assured of his prayers "for the injured and for all who have died, entrusting them to the merciful love of Almighty God." In what has become deadliest the mass shooting in U.S. history, more than 50 people were killed and 500 hospital- ized when a shooter opened fi re on the last of the three-day Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas, Nev., just after 10 p.m. Oct. 1, BBC News reports. According to the Las Vegas Police department, more than 500 people have been hospitalized after the incident. The death toll tops last year's mas- sacre at a nightclub in Orlando, which left 49 dead. It was also reminiscent of a deadly shooting in Paris in November 2015 that killed 89 people as part of a coordinated attack by the Islamic State that left a total of 130 people dead. The festival, which took place along the Las Vegas Strip, was sold out, and had drawn thousands of participants to see top performers such as Eric Church, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean. Identifi ed as Stephen Paddock, 64, the shooter opened fi re from the 32nd fl oor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, raining bullets on the open-air music festival happening below. Although the local sheri• department has not given an exact number of casualties, two of the at least 50 killed were o• -duty o® cers. The Associated Press reports that Paddock shot and killed himself as police tried to enter his room. O® cers believe he acted alone, but are unsure of his motive. They are also currently pursuing a female Asian companion, reported to be Paddock's roommate, as a "person of interest" in the incident. In a tweet sent this morning, U.S. President Donald Trump o• ered his "warmest condolences and sympathies" to victims and families a• ected by "the terrible Las Vegas shooting." Various other global leaders have also voiced support and condolences, including representatives from the UK, Australia and Sweden. In separate tweets, Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston also o• ered his sup- port to victims, their families and emer- gency workers, asking that "God grant strength and faith to families a• ected by last nights violence; Lord welcome the dead into your loving embrace." He also prayed that God would bless all fi rst responders "as they care for the victims of last nights' violence." Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas, Texas, also tweeted-out support, saying "Our prayers and concerns are with all those a• ected by the horrifi c mass shooting in Las Vegas. May God, the giver of all life, sustain us." Pope mourns victims of 'senseless' Las Vegas shooting Aboard the Papal Plane - August 14, 2014: Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal fl ight en route to South Korea, August 14, 2014. PHOTO BY ALAN HOLDREN/CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY