2020 was a year of reckoning for racial injustice in America. Catholics of color are calling for the church to look in the mirror. Will the church respond and take a prophetic stand?
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At Mass for racial justice, Archbishop Gregory urged Catholics to recognize reflections of Christ in others
“Like Peter Claver, are we not called to see Christ in every face and to hear him in every voice,” he said, “no matter what race or ethnic backgrounds those faces and voices may represent?”
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Archbishop Wilton Gregory: 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.
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HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ delivers a Sci-Fi depiction of being Black in America
Placing three Black characters at the center of a new TV series yields fresh, unexpected turns.
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Reading John Howard Griffin’s challenging ‘Black Like Me’
Kevin Spinale, S.J., offers his initial thoughts on John Howard Griffin’s ‘Black Like Me,’ the latest selection of the Catholic Book Club.
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Black Lives Matter movement gives Catholics opportunity to join fight against racism, bishop says
Black Catholics believe that the time is now for the church to have a long-overdue reassessment over its role with racism and racial injustice.
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Black Catholic community hopeful activism will bring ‘season of change’
Black Catholics in the United States are commenting on what they hope will happen in the church and as well as society as a whole as a result of the recent racial unrest and protests.
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Looking for a good summer read? Check out these books by authors of color.
Recommendations from the editors of America magazine, plus some poetry too!
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We have a story to tell: Indigenous scholars, activists speak up amid toppling of Serra statues
California Native people prayed at a makeshift altar before activists took down the statue of Serra, the 18th-century Franciscan credited with spreading the Catholic faith but also seen as part of an imperial conquest.
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Fighting racism means putting faith in action, say Black Catholics
The recent racial unrest has special poignancy for Black Catholics, who wish and work for change not only in American society, but in the Catholic Church as well.