Pope Leo Prays For Victims Of Austrian School Shooting

Wednesday June 11, 2025|

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, June 11, said he is praying for the victims of the mass shooting in a school in the Austrian city of Graz, NAN reports.

“I would like to express my prayers for the victims of the tragedy at the Graz school,” Leo said during his weekly audience in the Vatican.

Leo added that he is keeping the families, teachers, and fellow pupils in his thoughts.

According to police, a 21-year-old former pupil at the school entered the grounds on Tuesday and opened fire, killing 10 pupils aged between 15 and 17 as well as a teacher.

He then shot himself.

Eleven people remain in the hospital, most of them in intensive care.

All are now reported to be in a stable condition.

Graz, in south-eastern Austria, is home to around 300,000 people.