Three students at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls, part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office for Catholic Education, "are no longer part of the school community" after creating a clip featuring blackface and racial slurs, according to a Feb. 11
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor marking the celebration of Black Catholic History Month, author, commentator and podcast host Gloria Purvis reminds readers that racism continues to remain a grievous sin within the Church: “I wish we, by the profession
Catholics, and all people of faith, must engage in the "critically important work" of fighting injustice, racism and other societal ills that prevent people from living in peace, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said in an Oct. 13 address at Fairfield University
Retired Bishop Dale J. Melczek of Gary, who wrote two pastoral letters that addressed racism and took an active role in building understanding across racial lines throughout his tenure, died Aug. 25. He was 83.
The pastoral letters, issued in 2002 and 2003,
People must "reject all forms of racism, bigotry and injustice" and recognize "we are each made by God and are deserving of respect and dignity because of just that," Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Feb. 3.
Only then will mankind "live the
Contributing editor Russell Shaw examines Mark Twain’s classic 19th-century novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and how it might provide some insight into solving current racial tensions in America. Shaw writes: “More than just a colorful tale, the book paints a picture
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer said the verdict convicting three white men for the 2020 murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery "does not bring him back. It does not bridge the racial divide in our community. It does not bring to an end the
Following Derek Chauvin's June 25 sentencing for the murder of George Floyd, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed it would "bring a measure of peace and healing" to Floyd's family, his friends "and our community."
At the same time,
Ahead of a May 30 ecumenical prayer service to recall the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, Bishop David A. Konderla said it was important "to pause and reflect on how such an unspeakable horror could take place so that we can avoid
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