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JULIA GREELEY ICON

JULIA GREELEY ICON

The powerful legacy of a former slave on the way to sainthood

BOOK ENSLAVED FAMILIES RACHEL L. SWARNS

BOOK ENSLAVED FAMILIES RACHEL L. SWARNS

Author raises hope of reconciliation from a painful history of the church and slavery

Josephine Bakhita

Josephine Bakhita

Enslaved as a young girl, this saint is an outstanding model of hope

byMaryella Hierholzer

Pope Lent

Pope Lent

Free yourself and others from slavery this Lent, Pope says

Loyola Maryland University chapel

Loyola Maryland University chapel

Jesuit university acknowledges historical ties to slavery

Underground Railroad agents

Underground Railroad agents

Formerly slaves, this Catholic couple helped with the Underground Railroad

POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE

POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE

Pope: Christians are called to fight ‘every form of slavery’

byJustin McLellan

Jesuits enslaved descendants reunion

Jesuits enslaved descendants reunion

Descendants of people Jesuits enslaved, sold in 1838 hold family reunion in Southern Maryland

slavery

slavery

The long history of Catholics and slavery

byMsgr. Owen F. Campion

GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS

GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS

DeSantis defends Florida’s curriculum on slavery; draws Black, Catholic criticism

slaves of Christ

slaves of Christ

Why do Christians want to be ‘slaves’ of Christ?

byMsgr. Charles Pope

St. Josephine Bakhita

St. Josephine Bakhita

‘Slavery is happening everywhere,’ says former Vatican spokesman