Children s book inspired by pastoral teaches lessons in overcoming racism On: 1/31/2020, By , In: Books
This is the book cover of Everyone Belongs. Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, chairman of the U.S. bishops Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, said the new children s book is about recognizing the image of God in all people, valuing our differences, righting wrongs and forgiveness. It was published by the ad hoc committee and Loyola Press. (CNS photo/courtesy USCCB)
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WASHINGTON (CNS) Everyone Belongs, a new children s book published by the U.S. bishops Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and Loyola Press, is a book about recognizing the image of God in all people, valuing our differences, righting wrongs and forgiveness, said the ad hoc committee s chairman.
Faith leaders praise Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts, acknowledge work ahead
Religious leaders and faith-based organizations reacted swiftly to the verdicts. People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
April 20, 2021
(RNS) As the judge thanked jurors for their “heavy-duty jury service,” reactions had already begun to the three guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
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People at the Barclays Center in New York City react April 20, 2021, after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (CNS photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters) Apr. 21, 2021 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Following the Chauvin verdict, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops committees prayed God strengthens us to cleanse our land of the evil of racism, which also manifests in ways that are hardly ever spoken, ways that never reach the headlines. The May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd while in police custody and the surrounding events, including the three-week trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer now found guilty for his death, revealed so much pain and sadness.
Catholics pray for end to anti-Asian hate crimes, violence
People in New York City are seen during a Rally Against Hate March 21, 2021, to end discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. President Joe Biden March 30 announced plans to crack down on attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including a review of how the Department of Justice can bolster its efforts to track and prosecute hate crimes. (CNS photo/Eric Lee, Reuters)
By Catholic News Service • Posted April 1, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) Asian and Pacific Islander Catholic groups and a number of Catholic bishops have joined their voices with others in calling for an end to violence and hate crimes against Americans of Asian and Pacific Island heritage.