Alexandra DeSanctis: We are called to defend the least among us, and there is no more weak and defenseless population than unborn human beings.

"The Holy See reiterates its position of a two-state solution for two peoples as the only way to reach a complete solution to this age-old conflict."

“As a Jesuit institution, we have a moral duty to put the common good above all else, and we believe the acceptance of this grant would legitimize the past, self-interested actions of the Koch Foundation,” a petition read.

About 1,000 people from the parish of about 4,600 registered parishioners attended a Nov. 14 healing Mass the night of the shootings.

"There was an apology, but for us, we needed more and we continue to seek more."

During the raid, Vatican police seized documents, computers and cellphones from AIF’s headquarters