What is our nation facing today but an eruption of restless hearts? For months, millions of Americans have remained close to home as we face unprecedented pandemic and its ramifications. We have socially distanced ourselves from loved ones, co-workers and a normal
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
As our country reels in pain and fear, the Church should make a concerted and coordinated effort to bring greater attention to the witness and holiness of those African-Americans with open canonization causes. In them, should anyone doubt their human dignity and
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
With church shootings on the rise, what are Catholic parishes doing to keep the faithful safe?
With extremism on the rise, synagogues and mosques across the world have been vandalized, firebombed and attacked by gunmen. So have churches. In recent years, many Christians in the United States have been killed and wounded in church shootings. In a new
Two Texas Catholic bishops offered words of condolence and prayers to the members and families of the victims of a church shooting in which two worshippers were killed.
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio and Bishop Edward J. Burns of Dallas said they
The nation’s Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to increased “prayer and sacrifice” in response to the most recent wave of mass shootings that left 31 people dead and dozens of others wounded in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. But