gun control

Reflecting on the horror and the events of the intervening years, Msgr. Weiss said: “Gratitude sustains me. I pray a lot and try to keep myself in the Lord’s hands.”

Roske’s indictment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland came the day after the House gave final approval to legislation allowing around-the-clock security protection for families of Supreme Court justices.

In a letter June 3, Catholic bishops urged “all members of Congress to reflect on the compassion all of you undoubtedly feel in light of these tragic events and be moved to action because of it.”

Several U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at least 19 children and two of their elementary school teachers dead in Uvalde, Texas.

U.S. bishops see lobbying for reasonable gun laws on the state and federal level is a pro-life issue.

High school students marching for changes, calling for tighter gun laws in the United States. High school students working for changes that their elders have been unable or unwilling to bring about.

Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich called on Illinois legislators to pass a bill that tightens restrictions on gun shop owners and helps stem the flow of illegal guns into Illinois during an April 17 news conference at Loyola Medical Center.

The event was planned to honor the lives of the 17 people killed Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and raise awareness about the need to end gun violence.