At 8:24 p.m., on Jan. 7, 2023, a young man named Tyre Nichols was driving home, where he lived with his mother and stepfather, when he was pulled over by police. According to the timelines, one minute later Nichols was yanked from
Columnist David Mills explores the reality of false convictions from a Catholic perspective, writing that it’s something the Church warns about in its social teaching: “False conviction is a problem for Christians in two ways. First, our neighbors suffer this injustice, and
George Floyd's death while in police custody a year ago left "a hole in the hearts of his family and friends" and "a hole in the fabric of our society," said the director of the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of
Darnella Frazier was 17 years old when she took her younger cousin to Cup Foods in south Minneapolis last Memorial Day. As they walked toward the neighborhood convenience store, she saw police officers holding a man down on the asphalt. He was
Following the Chauvin verdict, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees prayed God "strengthens us to cleanse our land of the evil of racism, which also manifests in ways that are hardly ever spoken, ways that never reach the headlines."
The May 25,
Although Catholic leaders across the country called the April 20 jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial a moment of justice, they also stressed there is still a lot of work to do to move toward healing.
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of Minneapolis
A jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts April 20 for the death of George Floyd, after deliberating for about 10 hours over two days.
Chauvin, 44, was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and
As closing arguments began April 19 in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda and priests across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offered special Masses "For the Preservation
Pope Francis approved a number of changes to Vatican City State's penal code and criminal justice proceedings, including the possibilities of reduced sentences, rehabilitation programs and community service sentencing, as well as no longer allowing trials "in absentia."
The changes, announced by the
In the field of criminal justice, Catholic colleges and universities draw on sociology, psychology and human behavioral science, as well as physical sciences like forensics and even anthropology. The curriculum also includes an appreciation for Catholic social teaching woven into criminal justice