The right to bear arms will never be more important than human life. Our children have rights, too.

Catholic leaders are reacting with anger and calls to restrict guns following the latest mass shooting that left at least 19 children and two teachers dead.

“With a heart shattered over the massacre at the elementary school in Texas, I pray for the children and adults who were killed and for their families,” the pope said.

In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, Catholic social teaching can provide a starting point for addressing a society that disregards lives, particularly those of Black people.

Sometimes, standing in a spot and truly acknowledging pain may be the best thing we can do.

When talking about gun control policies, we must center our conversation around the sanctity of human life.