In his latest column, Monsignor Owen Campion writes that history indicates that the law, the courts, political officials and the police all too often have been harsh, to put it mildly, in dealing with African Americans. He adds it would be helpful
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Bishop Shelton Fabre, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, writes that “the injustices people of color have been experiencing are a full-on attack on the dignity of human
Pope Francis used his June 3 audience and a phone call with the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to express his solidarity and support following days of demonstrations protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In a June
Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion. Addressing all "dear brothers and sisters
Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden writes that he had never had a talk about race with his children, until he and his family watched as peaceful protests turned violent in his hometown. He writes, “We never sat our daughter down
In times such as these, it is difficult to find the right words. We think back to May 25, when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the neck of George Floyd, resulting in his death. We think back
Even as the United States still finds itself grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, outrage, grief and anger over the latest killing of an unarmed black man outweighed caution as hundreds of thousands turned out nationwide to protest and many of the country's
The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis "was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for justice," and protests taking place nationwide "reflect the justified frustration and anger" of millions of Americans who today suffer because of racism, said
Windows of the Cathedral of the Assumption and its offices facing South Fifth Street in downtown Louisville were covered with plywood as a precaution May 30 after a second day of peaceful protests turned to violence and vandalism overnight.Protesters broke three windows
The U.S. Catholic bishops said May 29 they "are broken-hearted, sickened and outraged to watch another video of an African American man being killed before our very eyes." "What's more astounding is that this is happening within mere weeks of several other