Detroit Catholic high school looks at combating racial, social injustice
By Michael Stechschulte Catholic News Service DETROIT — Bruce McDonald remembers being a teenager and getting his driver’s license. He was excited, as most…
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What Father Tolton might say about today’s racial injustices
By Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service CHICAGO — Father Augustus Tolton, the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, would likely be…
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Fighting racism means putting faith in action, say Black Catholics
By Sophia Martinson Catholic News Service One day in early June, John Thordarson released a short video he had finally finished. Under a black…
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Justice movements need people united behind strategic goals, King says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The cause of greater justice for all will be best served when people unite with a…
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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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Editorial — Are we at a tipping point?
We’ve all heard it — the more things change, the more they stay the same. But perhaps not this time. There is a great…
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Corpus Christi Mass highlights dignity
Those listening to the live-stream liturgy June 14 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church heard Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz denounce the “ugly sin of…
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Hope in the Lord — Uphold human dignity and reject racism
On Friday, June 19, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and we desperately need His divine love. These days our…
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Young black Catholics march for justice
With chants calling for racial justice, close to 200 people marched from 12th Street and West Broadway, across from St. Augustine Church, to the…
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