“We want to let Catholics all throughout the state know that the death penalty is not necessary to protect public safety,” Tom Venzor, head of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, said at a press event on Sept. 29.
Social Justice
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
School of the Americas protesters move to border
“We are in solidarity with people who have been incarcerated for no other reason than seeking a better life for themselves and their families,” Hendrik Voss said.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Inmates need to be seen, heard and be near their loved ones
One of the most troubling that you probably haven’t heard about is the current boom in video-only visitation.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Black Catholics speak about the trauma of police shootings.
Content related to racism and discrimination can cause issues like anxiety and depression.
Posted inPolitics & Society
White Catholics have ‘to talk about race and to admit their racism’
Why the slow movement toward racial justice in the church?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Soul Weary’ in America: Cell phone videos and cycles of violence
Father Bryan Massingale says that our national inability to confront the social outcomes of racism is a “spiritual cataract.”
Posted inFaith, Signs Of the Times
Bishop McElroy Calls for a Practical ‘Apology’ to L.G.B.T. Catholics
The pope’s call for Christians to offer an apology to gay and lesbian people, issued during his flight back to Rome from Armenia on June 26, was carefully welcomed by Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego. “I think it opens up a very helpful pathway to dialogue and, hopefully, healing,&rdqu
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ case against the death penalty
“‘You shall not kill’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
How I kept my faith amid Egypt’s crackdown on Copts
I watched as Egyptian state forces ran over peaceful Coptic protestors with military vehicles.
