Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee October 27, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Racial Justice, World News A South Dakota bishop and a Jesuit community in that state have countered a recent decision by the nation’s top defense official to retain awards for soldiers who killed hundreds of Indigenous civilians in a late 19th-century attack.
Make good trouble October 20, 2025By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration, Racial Justice If you attend a church which blocks misfits, you’re in the wrong church. Jesus welcomed misfits — the Samaritan woman, the leper, the woman “caught in the very act” of adultery, the tax collector.
Hatred and learning from history October 7, 2025By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Racial Justice, Religious Freedom This is a story of great relevance for Catholics, for we were one of the three groups most targeted by the Klan, along with Blacks and Jews.
U.S. bishops deepen commitment to fight racism with new permanent body September 11, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Racial Justice, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops have deepened their commitment to combating racism, by making permanent a subcommittee dedicated to working for racial justice and reconciliation in society.
Hurricane Katrina 20th anniversary a call to racial equity, justice, say bishops August 29, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks a call to “renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life,” said two U.S. Catholic bishops.
Statue of Confederate general known as anti-Catholic to be reinstalled in nation’s capital August 12, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Racial Justice, Religious Freedom, World News The National Park Service announced Aug. 4 that it will restore and reinstall a statue of a senior Confederate officer in the nation’s capital that was toppled during riots following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Black Catholics reflect on 60 years of the Voting Rights Act, challenges August 6, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News On a national scale, Father Boxie expressed concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate what are known as DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives in America through executive orders.
Trump administration to appeal after judge blocks ICE detentions based on race July 15, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s July 11 ruling that bars immigration officers in Southern California from conducting immigration enforcement actions based solely on a person’s race or the fact that person is speaking Spanish.
Juneteenth seen as day to reflect on freedom, ending racism and Black Catholics’ contributions June 20, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice This year marks the 160th anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the last Confederate state that continued to uphold the practice of slavery two years after it was abolished in the country — an event marked by Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021.
Is immigration history in the United States cyclical? May 26, 2025By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration, Racial Justice The same racism, which is not as overt as it was in the past, seems to be guiding our current immigration policy.
Amid polarized politics, Georgetown seminar explores the Latino Catholic voice May 23, 2025By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News An event at Georgetown University put the spotlight on Latino communities and delved into the role of Latino Catholics in U.S. public life, highlighting their distinctive contributions, opportunities, and challenges in the polarized political landscape facing the nation.
Our heart of darkness May 6, 2025By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration, Racial Justice The treatment of the undocumented — calling them vermin, terrorists, criminals — is hardening us.
