One year after the U.S. bishops approved their pastoral letter against racism, the document is hardly just sitting on a shelf but is the basis for listening sessions in dioceses around the country and is an educational tool for individuals, schools and parishes.
Pastoral against racism is starting conversations, healing, bishops told
Bishops visit parish programs in Texas helped by Catholic Home Missions
With much national attention focused along the U.S.-Mexico border, members of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions visited three programs in the Diocese of El Paso that have been funded by the Catholic Home Mission Appeal.
El Paso bishop calls out racism but urges accused shooter’s life be spared
Bishop Seitz has released a pastoral letter on racism which strongly condemns the “xenophobia ravaging the United States” and describes the border wall as a “monument to hate.”
Not all Catholics ‘get’ social justice, experts say
“It’s a term that history has loaded to the breaking point,” says one theology professor, noting that “it’s important to unpack social justice, especially given our heightened political climate.”
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Father Augustus Tolton — A sign for today
At a time when America’s original sin of racism is rearing its ugly head again, Father Tolton’s life is a testament to the fact that one person’s commitment to holiness can help to affect change, far beyond one’s neighborhood or lifespan.
1,000 global leaders address religious freedom at State Department
The rabbi of a Pittsburgh Jewish community and survivor of the October mosque attack told a worldwide meeting of religious freedom activists that only by rejecting racism and bigotry can violence in the name of religion be overcome.
Hosffman Ospino: Hispanics and the 2018 bishops’ letter against racism
Racism will not be uprooted from our society, homes and faith communities unless we build a just society and a welcoming church.
Celebrate Pentecost by rejecting racism
A group of Italian bishops issued a public letter for Pentecost calling on Catholics to recognize that all the poor and those who suffer are children of God and deciding who to assist can’t be based on nationality.