Racism

  • August 6, 2021

Black priest: White nationalism the greatest threat to peace today

The Black priest who is Pax Christi USA's "Teacher of Peace" award recipient for 2021 said white nationalism...
  • June 1, 2021

Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Ahead of a May 30 ecumenical prayer service to recall the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, Bishop David...
  • May 5, 2021

Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say

The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and selling enslaved...
  • April 21, 2021

Catholics urged to join in efforts needed to address racism, right wrongs

Following the Chauvin verdict, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees prayed God "strengthens us to cleanse our...
  • April 21, 2021

Catholic leaders see Chauvin verdict as a call for more action

Although Catholic leaders across the country called the April 20 jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial a...
  • April 21, 2021

Crucifixion’s ‘pathway of radical love’ is antidote to racism, says bishop

Christ's crucifixion "encapsulates the magnitude of evil in our world," San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy said in...
  • April 12, 2021

San Francisco archbishop leads prayers for unity, end to ‘virus’ of racism

Decrying a rise in racial violence especially against Asian Americans, including in San Francisco, a city that he...
  • April 12, 2021

Catholic educators urged to talk about, ‘grapple with’ racism in the church

When Catholic educators met virtually this year at their annual conference, they took a close look at racism...
  • March 24, 2021

Confronting racism, fostering respect for all are focus of conference

After he returned from Rome where Pope Francis elevated him to the College of Cardinals, children at Catholic...