Three First Nations are working with the Archdiocese of Vancouver to look for remains of at least 12 students who attended the former St. Paul’s Indian Residential School.
Racial Justice
Centennial of a murder: The priest, the Klan and a wedding remembered
Irish Father James E. Coyle faced prejudice and threats and ministered during the height of the Spanish flu pandemic. One hundred years ago, he was shot and killed by a Protestant minister in Birmingham, Alabama.
Two new Canadian Indigenous leaders to prioritize reconciliation
Reconciliation between Canadian society and the country’s Indigenous communities is possible, say two new national Indigenous leaders.
Lives more than matter
If we truly believe as the church teaches – and as we know in our hearts – that every person is created in the image and likeness of God, then the sign in my neighborhood has it right: matter is the minimum.
Bishops support investigation of former U.S. residential schools
In response to a late June announcement, the United States will be conducting an investigation of former federally funded boarding schools to search for graves of Native American children.
Outgoing Loyola University Maryland president ‘squeezes sponge dry’
What makes Father Linnane especially proud is playing a role in increasing what he calls the “academic rigor” at Loyola and in dramatically increasing diversity on what had historically been a predominantly white campus.
Archbishop Lori establishes coordinating council to lead efforts against racism
Archbishop William E. Lori has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., to lead a coordinating council established to implement recommendations to fight hatred and racism and prioritize equity and inclusion.
Cardinal Gregory: Catholic media’s task is to wed the facts to ‘truth of the Gospel’
As the nation struggles to fight a pandemic and address social strife and racial injustice, the Catholic media have the important task of presenting news truthfully and in light of the Gospel values taught by the church, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington told Catholic media professionals June 9.
Catholic school grad hopes app can assist in civilian, police interactions
Pulled over by police, nervous and unsure of what to do? There’s an app for that, thanks to the work of a Catholic school alumnus and his partners.
Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
“It is hard to believe that 100 years ago people could think and act in such a way. It is unthinkable. Still, it happened,” Bishop Konderla said.
Chicago interfaith leaders decry violence against Asian Americans
Interfaith leaders in Chicago May 2 rallied against racism and rising incidents of violence toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, saying all people deserve fair and equal treatment.
Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and selling enslaved people may hold lessons for the rest of the Catholic Church and American society, said several panelists at an April 29 discussion at the university.