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A Catholic bishop in Pennsylvania expressed shock and offered prayers after a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to murder Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family by setting the governor’s residence ablaze early Sunday morning.
“We should all be shocked at the reported act of arson at the residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family,” Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh said in an April 13 statement. The incident took place in Harrisburg, the state capital.
Zubik called to mind the shared patrimony of the Christian and Jewish people and the fact that the incident took place both during Holy Week and during the Jewish celebration of Passover. Shapiro — a Democrat who took office in 2023 — and his family are Jewish.
“Particularly during this Holy Week for Christians and Passover time for the Jewish people, we focus on the deep love that God has for all of us. We must be deeply grateful that Gov. Shapiro and his family are safe, and we must also pray for an end to violence, which goes against everything good about us as human beings,” Zubik said.
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“We should all be shocked at the reported act of arson at the residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family,” Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh said in an April 13 statement. The incident took place in Harrisburg, the state capital.
Zubik called to mind the shared patrimony of the Christian and Jewish people and the fact that the incident took place both during Holy Week and during the Jewish celebration of Passover. Shapiro — a Democrat who took office in 2023 — and his family are Jewish.
“Particularly during this Holy Week for Christians and Passover time for the Jewish people, we focus on the deep love that God has for all of us. We must be deeply grateful that Gov. Shapiro and his family are safe, and we must also pray for an end to violence, which goes against everything good about us as human beings,” Zubik said.
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Pittsburgh bishop prays for end to violence after governor’s mansion attack
“We should all be shocked at the reported act of arson at the residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family,” Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh said.
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