Church leaders urged to be trailblazers in addressing systemic racism

When deadly, racially motivated violence erupted in a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, a Pittsburgh synagogue, a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and most recently in Buffalo, New York, Catholic Church leaders have responded.

Statement of Cardinal Cupich on the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York

On Saturday, May 14, a gunman used an AR-15, high-capacity assault weapon to murder 10 Black Americans at a Buffalo grocery store, wounding two bystanders. Many of his victims were near or beyond retirement age, including Pearl Young, 77, a grandmother of eight who taught Sunday school, and Katherine Massey, 72, a civil-rights advocate who had written in favor of stronger gun-safety laws.

Deacon shares memories of schoolmate Emmett Till, an 'unwilling martyr'

"He wasn't special. He was just a little boy." Deacon Arthur Miller, of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut, shared this memory of Emmett Till, his boyhood neighbor and schoolmate, in a recent talk hosted by the Diocese of Springfield at the Bishop Marshall Center.

Interfaith leaders gather for rally against Asian hate

Interfaith leaders in the city’s Uptown neighborhood gathered in the parking lot of the Buddhist Temple of Chicago, 1151 W. Leland Ave., for a rally against racism and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on May 2.

Cardinal Cupich, Bishop Horace E. Smith author Chicago Tribune op-ed on systemic racism

The following is an excerpt of an opinion piece that appeared in the Sept. 25 edition of the Chicago Tribune written by Cardinal Cupich and Bishop Horace E. Smith, MD, titled “Systemic racism is real, and all Americans play a role in addressing it.”

Statement on Jacob Blake shooting

Jacob Blake and his family need and deserve our prayers. State investigators have reported that Jacob was shot seven times in the back by a police officer and his family reports that he may never walk again. We also know that his three young children were left traumatized as they watched their father nearly killed before their eyes.

Archbishop says nation is at ‘pivotal juncture’ in racial justice struggle

Celebrating an Aug. 28 Mass to mark the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s historic March on Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholics to continue the dream of the late civil rights leader and to work for reconciliation and unity building.

Calling out racism, El Paso bishop forms commission a year after massacre

He was surrounded by photos of fellow El Pasoans, who spent the last moments of their lives one summer morning a year ago running for safety while shopping at superstore.

Address racism by focusing on Christ, speaker says

The solution to racism is to focus not on the differences between human beings but on Christ, according to evangelist and motivational speaker Brian Greenfield.

Online forum discusses barriers to affordable housing in Chicago

Chicago’s history of racist housing structures has contributed to an ongoing crisis of affordable and accessible housing, according to speakers at “Chicago’s Housing Crisis: A Catholic Response.”
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