Never again a repeat of history: The scourge of Trump in an age of war
Dorothy Dempsey on the growing threat of a second Donald Trump presidency amid his continued defiance of the moral order.
Violence
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties found guilty in California hate crime murder
The 26-year-old college dropout was found to have killed his former high school classmate, Blaze Bernstein, following a hookup app encounter in 2018.
Former President Donald Trump shot in Pennsylvania, Black Catholics react
The presumptive GOP nominee and former president was grazed by a bullet during a campaign rally shooting that left two dead and three injured.
Poem: ALTAR CALL
You call her down to the altar to pray for her while placing an A on her wardrobe. You see a sin that needs rectifying. An error in her ways and a light that is dying since she's alone, clutching a womb. She's in a room
On ignorance, racism, and former President Donald Trump
Dorothy Dempsey counts the ways the GOP nominee has tarnished America, morals, and good sense.
New report details slavery in Archdiocese of St. Louis
The 96-page document covers several centuries and various episcopates in the diocese, which predates the United States.
Samuel Woodward, Catholic accused of hate crime murder in California, testifies in Orange County
The 26-year-old college dropout, known for racist and homophobic online activity, admitted to killing his high school classmate, a gay Jewish man.
Michigan Senate honors 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer
The Freedom Summer murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and a Black Catholic Mississippian in James Chaney, occurred on June 21, 1964.
My book on racial justice became real when my family experienced hate first-hand.
Alessandra Harris wrote a new book describing the history of racism in the U.S. Then the topic hit home in suburban Northern California.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador behind vetoes on Gaza ceasefire, out as XULA commencement speaker
The Black Louisiana native has faced global criticism for her U.N. votes. Student backlash this week has pulled the plug on a graduation address.
Rep. Ritchie Torres brings bill to place antisemitism monitors on college campuses
The young Democrat, largely funded by the pro-Israel lobby, is cosponsoring the COLUMBIA Act with a GOP congressman from his native New York.
Restorative justice conference sparks synodal dialogue in San Diego
Over 100 practitioners, formerly incarcerated persons, bishops, and other ministers gathered to promote themes of healing and mercy in criminal justice.
How one San Francisco Catholic school interfaces with bullying—even as it evolves
Once a perceived hotbed for racism and homophobia, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep has made strides even as bullying evolves worldwide in the digital age.
Raquel Willis, Catholic-raised Black trans activist, promotes memoir in San Francisco
The former Bay Area resident spoke of the travails of transgender life in the current U.S. climate, and the irresistible urge to be one's true self.
At funeral Mass, hundreds mourn family killed by driver at San Francisco bus stop
An international crowd paid respects to Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, Matilde Ramos Pinto, and their two small children in a liturgy at St. Dominic's.
St. Sabina Catholic Church unveils anti-gun violence sculpture in Chicago
The life-size bronze designed by Timothy P. Schmalz depicts a weeping Jesus over the lifeless body of a slain Black youth.