Tag: racism
How difficult it is for those who have not experienced racism...
I'd be willing to bet that not many of us have watched a man die. Those of us who don't go to war or...
Knights of Columbus call for novena for national unity and end...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Knights of Columbus called on the nation's Catholics to participate in a novena beginning June 7 to pray for...
Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Diocese of Newark condemns Floyd murder, issues...
WASHINGTON -- Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, condemned the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and warned the country must...
Daughters of St. Paul watch the night turn violent from their...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The four Daughters of St. Paul who live and work on Charleston's King Street closed up their books and media store...
WATCH: Pope Francis prays for peace in the U.S., says George...
VATICAN CITY -- Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend...
Twin Cities Catholics survey the rubble, feel the pain for George...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For three hours on the morning of May 30, Father Joe Gillespie walked Lake Street in Minneapolis, surveying the destruction...
Archbishop Gomez calls George Floyd killing ‘senseless and brutal’ but says...
WASHINGTON -- The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis "was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for justice," and protests...
Letter from Catholic bishops is a must-read in addressing social ills...
By Hosffman Ospino
At the end of 2018, the Catholic bishops of the United States approved "Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love,"...
Important agenda awaits as U.S. bishops confront abuse crisis and more
WASHINGTON -- The firestorm surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis and the way some bishops handled allegations of abuse against priests will be an...
U.S. church urged to fight racism with same zeal waged for...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Catholic Church in the United States has a strong pro-life identity and is well-known for being passionately against abortion. But...