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Church’s historic ties to slavery examined at Independence Day conference
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jul 11, 2019
Independence Day took on a special poignancy at a conference for African American Catholics held a few miles from the nation’s capital, as participants at a July 4 workshop reflected on the Catholic Church’s connection to what has been called the country’s original sin — slavery.
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Georgetown students vote for student fee to pay reparations over slavery
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Apr 14, 2019
Undergraduate students at Jesuit-run Georgetown University voted overwhelmingly April 11 to pay a new student fee that would be for reparations to the descendants of slaves owned and later sold by the school.
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Josephine Bakhita enters the ranks of the superstar saints
- Commentary
- Feb 10, 2019
Josephine Bakhita shared the saga of her time in slavery, waking people up to the evils of human trafficking and other offenses against human dignity.
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Denver celebrates Mass on 100th anniversary of Julia Greeley’s death
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- Jun 10, 2018
The Archdiocese of Denver hosted a special Mass on Thursday in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Julia Greeley, who is the first person from Colorado to be proposed for sainthood.
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In new video, Pope applauds ecumenical push against modern-day slavery
- Vatican
- May 7, 2018
In a video message he sent to an ecumenical forum being held in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis said that slavery is not a thing from the past, noting that some 40 million people are today victims of this industry.
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Faith can help cleanse societal waters of racism, says Cardinal Wuerl
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Apr 19, 2018
With faith, people can confront and help overcome the evil of racism, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in an April 17 talk at The Catholic University of America.
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