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July 18, 2016

Healing racial divides starts with dialogue, black bishops say

Retired Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, is pictured in a 2010 photo. When he was growing up in segregated Baton Rouge, La. the threat of being pulled over by police and arrested for something that even "hinted of going beyond the status quo" was very real, the bishop said in an interview.

WASHINGTON – The threat of being pulled over by police and arrested for something that even "hinted of going beyond the status quo," was very real to retired Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, when he was growing up in segregated Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Published in International
July 13, 2016

Crowds gather in churches, parks, plazas to remember Dallas officers

Former first lady Laura Bush, former U.S. President George W. Bush, first lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama hold their hands on their hearts as they sing the national anthem July 12 at a memorial service held in honor of police officers killed and wounded in shootings in Dallas.

DALLAS – In the week since five Dallas area police officers were gunned down, thousands have gathered in churches, parks, plazas, parking lots and a symphony hall to remember the fallen officers, to cry for hope and pray for peace and unity in communities across the country.

Published in International
July 11, 2016

Bishop calls for prayer, peace after Dallas officers slain

A Dallas police officer is comforted July 7 at Baylor University Hospital's emergency room entrance after a shooting attack. Snipers shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven more at a demonstration in Dallas to protest the police killing of black men in Baton Rouge, La., and a suburb of St. Paul, Minn. Two civilians also were injured in Dallas.

DALLAS – Religious and civic leaders called for peace after the July 7 slayings of five Dallas law enforcement officers when a sniper opened fire in downtown Dallas.

Published in International