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The poorest parts of Chicago have become deadly war zones, with armed gangs enabling hundreds of\u00a0shootings so far this year. But in the first of two reports, correspondent Judy Valente discovers church and community leaders, teachers, and judges doing all they can to stem the gun violence that prompted Catholic Archbishop Blase Cupich to say to the city’s children, \u201cThe adult world has failed you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes the pain that\u2019s resident in the community\u2014it can be overwhelming,\u201d says Rev. David Watkins III, pastor of Greater Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago\u2019s Washington Park neighborhood. \u201cHowever, part of the hope of the gospel is that even in the midst of despair, you always have a way out\u2026This community should be better off because as a church we are in it.\u201d More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":29674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","topics-culture-and-society","topics-race","topics-us-domestic-issues"],"yoast_head":"\nApril 1, 2016 ~ Chicago Gun Violence | March 30, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta 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