Jesuit university acknowledges historical ties to slavery

Loyola University Maryland officially acknowledged its historical ties to slavery with the release of a comprehensive 27-page report detailing the Baltimore university's connections to the slave trade.

The Jan. 17 report notes that the connections between slavery and Jesuit higher education first came

The long history of Catholics and slavery

While few Catholics today would defend the evil practice of slavery, at the time of the Civil War, many prominent Confederates were indeed devout Catholics. They fell in line with general American society, especially in the South. Even today, there remains a