New head of bishops' anti-racism committee praises investigations into racist histories, champions Black Catholic saint causes

(OSV News) -- Ahead of the U.S. bishops' meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church institutions into their involvement with slavery and Indian boarding schools are 'very healthy' and aid a collective examination of conscience.

'It's never too late to delve into one's past. Examination of conscience is something we're used to as Catholics,' the bishop told OSV News May 30. 'It's never too late to look at one's self and to see what we'r

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