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July 22, 2016

Baton Rouge Catholic community works to promote peace after shootings

Police officers attend a July 17 vigil at St. John the Baptist Church in Zachary, La., for the fatal attack on policemen in Baton Rouge, La. Since the tragedy unfolded in Baton Rouge, the Catholic community has been at the forefront of efforts for peace and healing.

BATON ROUGE, La. –As tragic events have unfolded in the Baton Rouge area, the Catholic community has been at the forefront of helping to spread the message of peace.

Published in International
July 21, 2016

America is reaping what it has sown

Law enforcement personnel walk July 17 near the scene where police officers were shot in Baton Rouge, La. Three officers were killed.

Earlier this month, we were driving to Minnesota to visit relatives on the night a black man was shot dead by police in a St. Paul suburb after being stopped for a broken tail light. That was a day after another black man was killed by police in Baton Rouge.

Published in Robert Brehl
July 17, 2016

After recent shootings, white churches take stock on race

Southern Baptist Convention leaders pray together on the stage during the National Call to Prayer for Spiritual Leadership, Revived Churches and Nationwide and Global Awakening during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, June 14, in St. Louis.

In the wake of a string of racially tinged shootings, majority white churches — even those quiet in past years about racial prejudice — have begun to find their voices.

Published in International
July 16, 2016

Black Catholic Congress urges prayer for peace in U.S.

Family members comfort Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, as his casket arrives July 14 for a funeral service at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn. Church officials said the mother of 32-year-old man, who was not Catholic, requested the cathedral hold an ecumenical service for her son. Castile was shot and killed by a police officer July 6.

BALTIMORE – The National Black Catholic Congress July 13 issued a prayer and call to action following a week of violence across the United States that saw police in Louisiana and Minnesota shoot two suspects and a sniper in Dallas kill police officers.

Published in International