gun violence

At the Smith & Wesson shareholders meeting in September, the proposal received 42% support of all shares held in the firm, up from 36% the last time it was brought up for a vote in 2019.

Chicago is experiencing “a season of senselessness, with gun violence rising and mass shootings becoming a regular occurrence” said Chicago Cardinal Blasé Cupich.

During their Nov. 11-13 meeting in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops elected new officers and discussed their renewed efforts to help immigrants, youth, pregnant women and the poor as well their steps to combat gun violence and racism.

The desire for action on preventing more gun violence may face hurdles in Congress, but those pressing for change are having an effect in the corporate boardroom.

Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio on Aug. 3 and 4.

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the USCCB domestic policy committee said that “as people of faith, we continue to pray for all the victims, and for healing in all these stricken communities,” but they said the Texas shooting a week after a California shooting shows “something remains fundamentally evil in our society.”

Eileen Dinn was one of nine students from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington who spoke of the effects of gun violence prior to Mass the morning of March 24 sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington at St. Patrick’s Church.

Although the March for Our Lives in Washington March 24 and its “sibling” marches in cities across the country were brought on by teenagers, participants were all ages — from toddlers in strollers pushed by their parents to elderly marchers using walkers.