UK Catholic group says migrants crossing Channel because 'lives under threat'
- Aug 12, 2020
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Yard memorial draws attention to African American lives both lived, lost
- Jul 23, 2020
John Thorne, pastoral minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Detroit and executive director of the Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance, created a memorial in his front yard for Black men and women whose lives have been taken unjustly, complete with crosses bearing their image and name.
Baltimore’s Italian American community plans new statue to honor Columbus
- Jul 22, 2020
Weeks after protesters toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, members of the city’s Italian American community are developing a plan to reproduce the marble monument so it can be displayed in a more secure location.
Virtual symposium explores race in Caribbean context
- Jul 22, 2020
Black lives matter in the Caribbean but “blackness” takes on a different hue in the region.
Black, white parishioners in Philadelphia forge model for racial healing
- Jul 19, 2020
A month after the death of George Floyd, two Philadelphia parishes — one largely African American, the other predominantly white — are creating what one pastor called a “template for conversations” on racial healing.
St. Michael statue sparks racism complaints in Benin
- Jul 18, 2020
A statue of St Michael in the West African nation of Benin has sparked controversy as the Black Lives Movement continues to spark debate across the globe.
Amid unrest, some say church can engage in fight against racism
- Jul 12, 2020
Some bishops have denounced them. Others have embraced them. One held a sign with the words as he kneeled in a moment of prayer recalling the death of George Floyd, which sparked demonstrations and wide discussion about racial injustice in the United States.
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