The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:20:00 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Brazil's new firearm decree worries poor neighbourhood in Sao Paulo /home/international/item/28797-brazil-s-new-firearm-decree-worries-poor-neighbourhood-in-sao-paulo /home/international/item/28797-brazil-s-new-firearm-decree-worries-poor-neighbourhood-in-sao-paulo SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree in mid-January making it easier for Brazilians to purchase firearms. The decision sparked criticism from several groups in Brazilian society, including some in the Catholic Church.
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WASHINGTON – In the first 181 days of 2016, there have been 163 mass shootings in the United States, data gathered by the Washington-based nonprofit Gun Violence Archive show.

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TORONTO - Toronto politicians aiming to eliminate handguns and ban ammunition have Church teaching on their side, says one Toronto councillor with a PhD in theology.

“We’re not a pacifist Church. We have been the Church that has argued for a just war position,” said Joe Mihevc.

But that doesn’t put the magisterium on the side of private gun owners, according to Mihevc.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:34:00 -0400