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Connecticut Gov Dannel Malloy Speaks at Newtown School Shooting Vigil

Aleteia - published on 03/08/13

Twenty-six candles — one for each of the victims — flickered on the altar Friday as hundreds of grief-stricken residents gathered for a vigil in memory of the children and staff killed in a shooting rampage at a school in this Connecticut town. With the church filled to capacity, hundreds spilled outside, holding hands in circles in the cold night air and saying prayers. Others sang "Silent Nig

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