Brooklyn Center Catholics Come to Terms With Daunte Wright’s Death and the Impact on Their Community
‘Tensions are just very, very high,’ Redemptorist Father John Schmidt, the pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, told the Register.
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Archbishop Hebda Prays for Peace After Daunte Wright Shooting
Archbishop Hebda called on the community to “pause and pray, particularly during this time of already heightened tension due to the Chauvin trial.”
Portland Rioters Damage Catholic Church Known for Outreach to the Poor
Known for helping those in need and struggling with substance abuse, Saint André Bessette Catholic Church, was severely damaged during the riot on Nov. 3.
Louisville Archbishop Kurtz Pleads for Justice and Peace After Breonna Taylor Decision
Taylor, 26, was killed March 13 in Louisville during a police raid of her apartment.
Pray for Peace, and Pray for Our Police
As one police officer says, “We have to start kneeling at church before God.”
With Cries That Pierce Me to the Heart: A Priestly Testimony of Grief in These Times
COMMENTARY: This moment of shared outrage and unified demands for action has so quickly devolved into partisan hatred, venomous blame-game accusations, racial strife and bitter division.
The Riots are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
“As for the many broken families, the Church feels called not to express a harsh, detached judgment, but rather to shed the light of God's word, accompanied by the witness of his mercy, on the depths of so many human tragedies.” —Pope St. John Paul II, Oct. 14, 2000
Riots, Pandemic and Astronauts: How 2020 Is Like 1969 All Over Again
COMMENTARY: Apollo 11 was a much-needed respite amid a time of social and political chaos.
JPII Shrine Says Trump Visit Long Scheduled While Archbishop Gregory Opposes It
A spokesperson for the shrine said on Tuesday that the White House “originally scheduled this as an event for the president to sign an executive order on international religious freedom.”
