The Sisters of Bon Secours along with seven local Catholic congregations are launching a citywide advertisement campaign against gun violence in Baltimore. The ad features the message “Put the Guns Down, Let Peace Begin with Us” and a QR code linking to the campaign webpage. / Credit: Liz O’Neill
CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
TheSistersofBonSecoursarelaunchingacitywidecampaignagainstgunviolencewithsevenotherCatholiccongregationsinBaltimore.
Theadvertisementcampaignannouncedthisweekfeaturesadsinsideandoutsideofcitybusesandinsubwaytransitstationsthroughoutthecitythatsay“PuttheGunsDown.LetPeaceBeginWithUs.”
TheBonSecourssistersarepartofacoalitionofreligioussistersandothersadvocatingforgunviolencepreventioncalled“NunsAgainstGunViolence.”TakinginspirationfromasimilarcampaignbyothersistersinOhio,theSistersofBonSecoursultimatelylandedonanadvertisingcampaign.
“TheSistersofBonSecourshavebeeninvolvedingunviolencepreventionadvocacyeffortsformanyyearsandwerelookingforawaytobringmoreattentiontotheissue,”saidSimoneBlanchard,di
