Juneteenth “challenges us as individuals, as a society, and as the church, to renew our commitment to human dignity, racial justice, reconciliation, and peace.”
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The U.S. historical narrative is problematic when the role of African Americans in building the country is not acknowledged, said panelist Diann Rust-Tierney.
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The incident, with its menacing racist undertones, drew strong public condemnation from Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago.
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In Selma, the group crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where in 1965 some 600 Civil Rights marchers for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement.
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USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK call to be ‘a drum major for justice’
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect …
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Black Catholics throughout U.S. history contributed to the country’s unity and freedom.
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Five years after the murder of George Floyd, there is much work still to be done in the church to address the sin of racism, say U.S. Catholic leaders.
