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Gun violence

U.S. & World News

Chicago cardinal praises anti-gun march on local highway

Hundreds of protesters led by Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger and anti-gun activists filled a major Chicago highway for about an hour July 7 demanding that city officials do something to stop gun violence in the city.
U.S. & World News

Gun violence prompts Washington archdiocesan youths to march

When Eileen Dinn heard about the recent school shooting at Great Mills High School in southern Maryland March 20, she was sitting in school at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland, and her first thought was "not again."
Local News

Highland Catholic School among those observing national walkout day

Highland Park Catholic School kindergarten teacher Molly Stucker found a student’s comment surprising but telling as she drew blinds on the east facing windows of her classroom.
U.S. & World News

Catholics urge political leaders to take steps to curb gun violence

In a Feb. 28 open letter to President Donald Trump and members of Congress, Jesuit Father Michael Sheeran, president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, urged U.S. leaders to listen to the teens who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and help them "fix this" plague of gun violence in our country.
Amid the Fray

Our angels and demons

Abraham Lincoln, in his first inaugural address after being elected president, saw the looming inevitability of civil war. In that first talk to the nation, he emotionally appealed to his divided countrymen to not become enemies nor "break our bonds of affection."
U.S. & World News

Newtown and gun violence: One place where the political became personal

The numbers are inescapable: Dec. 14, 26 dead, five years.
Local News

N. Mpls. community convenes to quell violence

A group of people circled around a table in the narthex at St. Bridget in north Minneapolis the afternoon of Sept. 11. They were hunched over maps of north-side neighborhoods, determining where they would pray in the coming weeks and months.
U.S. & World News

We must recognize dignity of all, Orlando bishop says at prayer vigil

"Our presence here tonight is a symbol of hope. We come to pray," said Bishop Noonan of Orlando.
U.S. & World News

‘A sword has pierced heart’ of city, says Orlando bishop about shooting

Throughout the day June 12, church personnel were helping victims and families "on the front lines of this tragedy," Bishop John Noonan of Orlando said. "They are offering God's love and mercy to those who are facing unimaginable sorrow. They will remain vigilant and responsive to the needs of our hurting brothers and sisters."
Faith in the Public Arena

Gun control: What does the Church say?

While stricter gun laws are necessary, the bishops emphasize that they are not sufficient alone to curb gun violence
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