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Cardinal Blase Cupich and young members of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Chicago spoke out against gun violence during a Good Friday peace walk on March 30. (Photo: Archdiocese of Chicago.)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Good Friday march in Chicago included re-enactments of the Last Supper and Crucifixion, along with a call to action to prevent gun violence.
Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., speaks at the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington on March 24. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik File)
FaithShort Take
Karen Park
The March for Our Lives, which happened at the outset of Holy Week, told Americans it is time to face the deep sin of favoring guns over human life.
Students outside St. Patrick's Church in Washington, D.C. March 24 (Photo: Teresa Donnellan)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Teresa Donnellan
Many of the participants from Catholic schools and churches say that respecting the dignity of life means protecting children from gun violence.
Xavier High School students fill West 16th Street during the National School Walkout Day. (Credit: Shawna Gallagher Vega/Xavier High School)
Politics & SocietyFaith
Devin On
Our student body generated dialogue around a topic that we did not all agree on.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Most Catholic schools across the country did not sanction walkouts, but planned to support youth-led advocacy through prayer.
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