Lift each other up in the midst of trauma, poverty and injustice. That’s the simple but profound advice from the president and CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Floyd’s death “highlighted and amplified the deep need to see the sacredness in all people, but especially those who have been historically oppressed. Whatever the stage of human life, it not only matters, it is sacred.”
Former police officer found guilty on all three counts in death of Floyd
Minnesota’s Catholic bishops said in a statement at the close of the trial that they “acutely feel the anxieties in our communities, along with a thirst for justice and a longing for a path to a more peaceful life together as sons and daughters of God.”
Archbishop offers special Mass to pray for jurors, peace in communities
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda and priests across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offered special Masses “For the Preservation of Peace and Justice.”
With Minneapolis trial beginning, Catholics pray for peace, fear more unrest
“We’re here in the heart of it,” said Father Kevin Kenney, pastor of St. Olaf Parish in downtown Minneapolis.
Minnesota faith leaders pray for peace, justice during Floyd trial
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed March 6 for peace and justice in the upcoming trial of a white former city police officer in the death of George Floyd, an African American, while in police custody.