Racism

  • December 19, 2022

White involvement in racial justice work is key, Catholic leaders say

A white woman stood in a mixed-race crowd of protesters on the National Mall in Washington Aug. 28,...
  • September 9, 2022

History can foster understanding of present racial unrest, scholars say

When Georgetown University and the Jesuits began efforts to make amends for selling 272 enslaved people to a...
  • May 17, 2022

Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo

Several U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after reports of a May...
  • February 10, 2022

African American sister says prayer, listening can lead to racial healing

The topic of racism can be a source of conflict. But when Sister Melinda Pellerin found herself in...
  • February 4, 2022

Reject racism to ‘live the way’ Creator intended us to live, cardinal says

People must "reject all forms of racism, bigotry and injustice" and recognize "we are each made by God...
  • January 31, 2022

Knowing Black Catholic history can help end racism, professor says

The history of Black Catholics and other marginalized people in the U.S. church covering more than two centuries...
  • December 1, 2021

Racial reconciliation ‘is a matter of the heart,’ Texas bishop says

"Racial reconciliation -- reconciliation in general -- is a matter of the heart," retired Bishop Curtis J. Guillory...
  • November 29, 2021

Archbishop: Arbery verdict does not bring him back, but advances justice

Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer said the verdict convicting three white men for the 2020 murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud...
  • October 22, 2021

Gregory: Rev. King’s legacy should inspire today’s fight against injustice

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said marking the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Martin Luther King,...
  • September 14, 2021

Bishop Olmsted to promote ‘healing, reconciliation’ in pastoral visit to African American community Sunday

Bishop Olmsted will bring a message of healing, reconciliation and encouragement to Catholic African Americans this Sunday....