Reflection on racism takes shape at parish
Parishioners at St. Agnes Church wrapped up the year reflecting on racial justice. During the Advent season, the parish, located at 1920 Newburg Road,…
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Walking with Christ for justice
The parishes of St. Raphael and St. Francis of Assisi hosted a Eucharistic procession titled “Walking with Christ for Peace and Justice” Nov. 8…
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Black Catholics for Justice hold walk
Dozens of Catholics gathered at the Cathedral of the Assumption Aug. 15 in prayer prior to a walk for racial justice organized by Black…
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Church leaders urged to take stronger stand against institutionalized racism
By Mike Mastromatteo Catholic News Service TORONTO — The Catholic Church has been caught up in a quagmire of racism in American society, especially in…
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Archbishop prays for justice, peace, healing
During a Mass to celebrate the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Juneteenth, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz prayed for justice, peace and…
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Bishops ‘sickened’ by Floyd’s death, urge racism be met ‘head-on’
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic bishops said May 29 they “are broken-hearted, sickened and outraged to watch another…
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Gomez: Killing of Floyd is a ‘sin that cries out to heaven for justice’
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis “was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for…
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Priest issues challenge at MLK celebration
Father Manuel Williams, a Resurrectionist priest from the Diocese of Mobile, Ala., said African American Catholics are now, as much as ever, in need…
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