by John Gehring, NCR As cities and towns prepare to honor Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the persistence of racism, police brutality and economic exclusion requires a more systematic response from U.S. Catholic leaders. In his address to Congress last September, Pope Francis cited the legacy of King as a way to both reconnect Americans … Continue reading REFLECTION: From MLK to Ferguson – Catholic identity and the struggle for racial justice
RACIAL JUSTICE: Statement on race relations in the U.S. from the USCCB
by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz USCCB President Gathering here in the city of St. Louis, so near to Ferguson, and looking ahead to Baltimore in November, I cannot help but think of recent events that have taken place around our beloved country. We mourn those tragic events in which African Americans and others have lost … Continue reading RACIAL JUSTICE: Statement on race relations in the U.S. from the USCCB