Catholic leaders call for increased gun safety laws after Minnesota church shooting

After a shooting at a church in Minnesota during a Mass for schoolchildren, Catholic officials are stepping up safety measures and calling for increased gun safety laws.

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Catholics around the world were shaken by last week’s shooting during a welcome-back Mass at the Annunciation Catholic parish in Minneapolis. Pablo on Sunday denounced what he called a pandemic of arms. A few Catholic leaders in the U.S. demanded more protections against gun violence, including San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.

GUSTAVO GARCIA-SILLER: We cannot just let these stories to continue piling up. And people are being killed, all ages and all over.

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