Commenting on the recent racial unrest in the United States, the head of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Marco Impagliazzo, has said that the path of nonviolence is the “road to victory.”
Racial Justice
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Meghan Markle urges Catholic high school graduates to help rebuild nation
In a virtual talk, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, urged graduates of her alma mater-the Immaculate Heart of Mary High School in Los Angeles-to work to “rebuild” the country in the wake of the protests over George Floyd’s death.
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Fr. Bryan Massingale: How the church can combat racism and white privilege
Father Bryan Massingale, author of “Racial Justice and the Catholic Church” and Professor of Theology at Fordham University, joins America’s Michael O’Loughlin for a conversation on racism, white privilege and what the church can do to address these issues moving forward. You can read Fr. Massingale’s article, “The assumptions of white privilege and what we […]
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Breonna Taylor lived and died in a part of the U.S. where rights do not matter
The police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville was another example of how geographic and racial partitions deny human rights to certain American citizens, writes Joseph S. Flipper of Bellarmine University.
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‘Get your knee off our necks!’: George Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
“All these people came to see my brother,” Philones Floyd told the crowd at the memorial in awe as he recounted their childhoods playing catch and eating banana-mayonnaise sandwiches.
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My Arms Are Empty: A Song of Lamentation for Ahmaud Arbery
Our scars pulse with the rage that cannot sound
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English bishops express solidarity with U.S. protests against racism
The death of Floyd, 46, while in police custody in Minneapolis has triggered demonstrations in central London since late May.
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In Charleston, Daughters of St. Paul watch as chaos takes over the night
Some Catholic businesses have not been immune to violence, vandalism and looting.
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Pope Francis calls U.S. bishops to offer prayers amid George Floyd protests
“Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the bishops for their pastoral tone in the church’s response to the demonstrations across the country in their statements and actions since the death of George Floyd.”
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Catholic leaders are reacting to the George Floyd case. Here’s what they’re saying.
A round up of some of the reaction to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25.