Articles/Commentaries
Editorial: On racism, the chasm between Catholic sisters and bishops is vast by National Catholic Reporter
Two men charged for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural in California by Amanda Jackson CNN
British police arrest 11 people for online racist abuse following Euro 2020 final by James Briggs CNN/Microsoft News
Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance by Moya Bailey Reviewed by Amber D. Dodd National Catholic Reporter
Surviving the White Gaze by Rebecca Carroll Reviewed by Diana L. Hayes National Catholic Reporter
Racism probe as 'bananas thrown at Cardiff City academy players' by Kate Morgan BBC
Belleville bishop talks of Catholic church's 'racial divide' by Jesse Bogan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch/National Catholic Reporter
Racist young woman with 'Death before Dishonour' tattoo is filmed on train threatening to stab commuters and using N-word as she hurls abuse at fellow passengers by Bhvisnya Patel Daily Mail
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans by Aron Morrison The Associated Press
War's trauma apparent in portraits of Gazan children by Aya Batrana and Felipe Dana The Associated Press
Proud Boys leader pleads guilty for burning church’s Black Lives Matter banner by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Jesuits pledge $100 million in reparations to descendants of enslaved people by Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Descendants of people enslaved by the Jesuits join archeological dig on former plantation by Renée Darline Roden America
Euro 2020: Five people arrested over racist abuse of England players by Emma Harrison BBC News
England captain Harry Kane criticises fans who racially abused Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho & Bukayo Saka by BBC News
An Interview with Gloria Purvis on the Catholic Response to Racism by Brian Fraga Patheos
8 Steps Toward Being an Antiracist Parent by The Antiracism Task Forde at St. Ignatius Catholic Church Ignatian Spirituality Network
UN Rights Chief: Reparations Needed for People Facing Racism by James Keaten The Associated Press
What Does "Systemic Racism" Mean? by Jane the Actuary Patheos
Wisconsin lawmaker offers bill to ban teaching of critical race theory in DC schools by Celine Castronuovo NewsBreak
Lawsuit claims racial discrimination in treatment of clergy abuse survivors by WDJT-TV Ch. 58
Black Catholics are leaving the church. Why? by Father Bryan Massingale U.S.Catholic
Teaching Materials on Antisemitism and Racism by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ 100 years after massacre by Peter Smith Religion News Service
Resources to Understand Racism in the United States by Meilan Solly Smithsonian Magazine
State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism by Bryan Anderson The Associated Press
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military by Kat Stafford, James Laporta, Aaron Morrison, and Helen Wieffering The Associated Press
Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice by Sean Murphy The Associated Press
On anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Catholic leaders say Church must do more by John Lavenburg Crux
Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement by Aaron Morrison and Emily Swanson The Associated Press
Ahead of Andrew Brown Jr’s funeral, North Carolina clergy cry out for justice by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
100 years later, Black church leaders seek reparations for Tulsa massacre by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
In a Small Town, a Battle for Racial Justice Confronts a Bloody Past and an Uncertain Future by Carli Brosseau The News & Observer/ProPublica
Meet the Riot Squad: Right-Wing Reporters Whose Viral Videos Are Used to Smear BLM by Robert Mackey and Travis Mannon The Intercept
How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover.Sickle cell trait has been cited in dozens of police custody deaths ruled accidental or natural, even though the condition is benign on its own, a Times investigation found. by Michael LaForgia and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries The New York Times
Fauci says pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’ by The Associated Press
Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide by Human Rights Watch
I'm a Filipina American and racism makes me afraid for me, for my family by Clarissa V. Aljentera National Catholic Reporter
Georgetown panel discusses Jesuit response to slavery by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
By pledging $100 million for slave descendants, Jesuits are ‘owning’ their history by John Lavenburg Crux
Purity culture, racism and the violence against Asian by Flora x. Tang America
We need more from the Catholic bishops than a mixed response to racism; Catholics deserve better leadership from the bishops in the struggle against racism. by Thomas Reese Religion News Service
Panel: Racism compounds the clergy sex abuse crisis for Black Catholics by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP by Steve People The Associated Press
Ohio bar owner bans NBA in his pub until LeBron James is "expelled"Bar owner plans to stop showing NBA games until LA Lakers star and Black Lives Matter advocate LeBron James is "expelled". by Shane O'Brien Irish Central
Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP by Steve People The Associated Press
Student alleges Florida State fostered racist, ‘hostile environment’ toward Palestinians by Marie-Rose Sheinerman The Forward
Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd by Grace Hauck, N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Tami Abdollah, Kevin McCoy, and Eric Ferkenhoff USA TODAY
A 'small start': Catholic leaders react to the Derek Chauvin conviction by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
Closures of Catholic schools in Black neighborhoods provoke sense of abandonment by Alexander Thompson National Catholic Reporter
The Dangerous World of Kendi’s Antiracism by George Yancey Patheos
Rotorua’s John Paul College orders independent investigation after racism allegations by CathNews New Zealand
Black and Asian Christian leaders discuss role of church in fighting racism by Emily McFarlan Mille Religion News Service
Editorial: Catholics must do more to reject anti-Asian discrimination, violence by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
The United States should consider reparations to Black Americans. Germany can show the way. by Nicholas Misukanis America
Gratitude, solidarity with Asians expressed at vigil amid rise in attacks by Steve Lowery Angelus News
US immigration policy: A classic, unappreciated example of structural racism by Charles Kamasaki Brookings
MLB to move All-Star Game from Georgia by David Close CNN
Steven Spielberg to donate his Genesis Prize winnings to racial justice organizations by Ron Kampeas The Forward
‘A lot of work to do’: A Black female rabbi on the anti-racist progress the Jewish community has, and hasn’t, made by Maya Shwayder The Forward
After Half Century in Prison, Elderly Black Panther Should Not Be Left to Die by Natasha Lennard The Intercept
Gregory: 'Healing of America's soul' needed to end racism by Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Tackling racism is difficult work, but it must be done, says Bishop Fabre by Ruby Thomas Catholic News Service/Catholic San Francisco
Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes by Terry Tang and Christine Dernando The Associated Press
We simply feel forgotten about:’ 9 Asian American Jews speak by Talya Zax and Zachariah Sippy The Forward
Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings by Lindsey Whitehurst and Michelle L. Price The Associated Press
Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime by Pawan Dhingra The Conversation
Tackling racism is difficult work, but it must be done, says Bishop Fabre by Ruby Thomas Catholic News Service/Catholic San Francisco
Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes by Terry Tang and Christine Dernando The Associated Press
We simply feel forgotten about:’ 9 Asian American Jews speak by Talya Zax and Zachariah Sippy The Forward
EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans by Christine Fernnando and Terry Tangen The Associated Press
Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks by Terry Tanf The Associated Press
Report Shows Extent of Anti-Asian Violence Over the Past Year by Brittney McNamara Teen Vogue
Jesuits pledge $100 million for descendants of people their order enslaved by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
Announcer Caught on Open Mic Using Racial Slur at Basketball Game by Maria Cramer The New York Times
A thoughtful, theological analysis of the current racial conflict in our culture by Eduardo Echeverria The Catholic World Report
The Crucial Role of Heart Health in Black Maternal Mortality.There's an undeniable connection. by Nikesha Elise Williams SELF
Wolves In the Fold, Pt. 2: Some Things Abuse Is Not by Gabriel Blanchard Patheos
Feds Investigating Lender That Sued Thousands of Lower-Income Latinos During Pandemic.. by Kiah Collier and Ren Larson ProPublica
Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons by Jill Lawless The Associated Press
Bloody Sunday Memorial Honors Late Civil Rights Giants by The Associated Press
Support Black-Owned Businesses: 181 Places to Start Online by Sophia Conti Website Planet
Female student publishes details of teenage sexual assault by CathNews
6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images by Mark Prastt The Associated Press
Rooting out Racism - Conversation and Conversion in a parish by Maggie Beirne Independent Catholic News
Victims of anti-Asian attacks reflect a year into pandemic by Terry Tang The Associated Press
The Black Panthers and the Gospel of Mark by Clint Schnekloth Patheos
Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood Edited by Michael R. Heinlein Interviewed by Carl E. Olson The Catholic World Report
AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances by Aaron Morrison The Associated Press
Black Lives Matter. And Mary Lange: God’s Servants Promote The Dignity Of The Marginalized by Henry Karlson Patheos
For a Church That is Unafraid to Welcome Black People by Christopher Smith, SJ The Jesuit Post
American Jews are taking a hard look at racism in their midst by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
A History of Black History Month by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ The Jesuit Post
A Recent Wave of Attacks on Asian Americans Has Communities on Edge by Los Angeles Magazine
The hidden history of Black Catholic nuns in the U.S. Generations of black Catholic women “fought against racism in order to answer God’s call in their lives,” says Dr. Shannen Dee Williams, author of Subversive Habits: The Untold Story of Black Catholic Nuns in the United States. by Catholic News Agency The Catholic World Report
People Over 75 Are First in Line to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. The Average Black Person Doesn’t Live That Long. by Alec MacGillis ProPublica
‘Tuskegee Effect’: Suspicion of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Black Americans by Currents News/NetTV
Afro-Germans During the Holocaust by United StatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum
The church must make amends to Black people with reparations ,Excerpt from 'Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church' by Olga Segura National Catholic Reporter
What it's like to work in anti-racism and equity by Celina Kim Chapman Global Sisters Report
Only the Church Does Anti-Racism Right by Tom Hoopes National Catholic Register
God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Our Black Lives? by Obakeng Kgongoane Profiles in Catholicism
Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who slammed Trump, to become first African American cardinal by John Bacon USA Today
In the beginning, there were Black Catholics by U.S .Catholic
To be truly pro-life, the church must be antiracist by U.S .Catholic
Trump, Racism, Proud Boys, And Standing Down by Henry Karlson Patheos
Stop telling Black people to pray for Donald Trump by Andre Henry Religion News Service
Catholic Church must reject its anti-Black misogyny by Olga Segura National Catholic Reporter
White Gays, Please Stop Using Anti-Racism as a Photo Op by Wren Sanders them
Biden campaign says racism is a religious issue: ‘We must repent’ by Jack Lyons Crux
Black Jesus version of Michelangelo's Pietà divides Catholics on race and politics by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Latino Pastoral Leaders Initiative partners with Joliet Diocese by Lucy Grindon National Catholic Reporter
After racism in elections, Trinidad archdiocese explores tensions by Laura Ann Phillips Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
World Vision convenes yearlong racial justice initiative for church staffers by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
We need to declare a national emergency on deadly policing by Kelly Brown Douglas Religion News Service
I've seen first-hand the toxic racism in international women's rights groups. White European and American practitioners have not taken charges of discrimination seriously. It’s time to do our homework and learn to change by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
How Latino Catholics are grappling with their own history of racism by J.D. Long-García America
My Friend John Lewis by Danny Lyon NYR Daily
Emmett Till’s faithful mother is the saint we need in the fight for racial justice by Abraham M. Nussbaum America
Archbishop Coakley: You Can’t Turn a Blind Eye to Racist Atrocity and Say You are Pro Life by Rebecca Hamilton Patheos
Archbishop Says Nation Is at ‘Pivotal Juncture’ in Racial Justice Struggle by Richard Szczepanowski The Tablet
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Jacob Blake Shooting by Cardinal Blase Cupich Archdiocese of Chicago
Black Americans are much more likely to serve the nation, in military and civilian roles by Riched V. Reeves and Sarah Nzay Brookings
Rev. Al Sharpton, families of police shooting victims join march on Washington by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
American Saints Who Were People of Color by Guest Contributor Patheos
Sports bring joy to our lives and are a balm to our souls. Racial justice is more important by Simran Jeet Singh Religion News Service
Washington archbishop says ‘conversion’ needed to fight racism by Jack Lyon Crux
Evangelical Christian colleges take steps to address racial justice after criticism by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Black lives matter more than Pakistani Christian lives by Anee Muskan UCA News
US bishops call for day of fasting to end racism by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
How Rihanna’s “End Racism” Tee Explains the Vintage Market by Sam Reiss GQ
Guest Post: A Letter from a TLM Catholic Who Stands with BLM by Elias Crim Patheos
New Zealand Bishops the victims of fake news by CathNews New Zealand
At LA Archdiocese, immigration outreach is no ‘single-issue mission’ by Tom Hoffarth Angelus
Gardaí investigating racist incident as Asian woman pushed into Dublin canal by Shane O'Brien Irish Central
‘No place for racism in the world today’.The latest plea to “denounce racism” comes from the Catholic Commission for Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. by Sr Bernadette M. Reis, fsp Vatican News
GOP Candidate Calls Into Question Kamala Harris’ Blackness in Bigoted Tweets by Beth Stoneburner Patheos
What white evangelical Christians can't see when they see racism by James K.A. Smith Religion News Service
Knights of Columbus called to redouble efforts to fight racism, violence by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Mental illness is hurting Black faith communities. Prayer shouldn’t be our only defense. by Kenneth C. Ulmer Religion News Service
Pro-Life Protesters Arrested for Writing ‘Black Pre-Born Lives Matter’ on Sidewalk by Matt Hadro CNA/The National Catholic Register
Racism and White Supremacy - Know Justice, Know Peace: A Jesuit Antiracism Retreat by Ángel Flores Fontánez, SJ The Jesuit Post
Puerto Rico and the Census: Our Campaign to Address Anti-Black Racism by Gloriann Sacha Antonetty and Alexandra-Marie Figerosa Miranda Teen Vogue
Modern slavery is not something that happens ‘over there’'' by CathNews New Zealand
Bishop Robert Barron on Internet ministry, Black Lives Matter and the art of dialogue by Jesuitical America
Doctors Call Out Disparity in Health Care for Pregnant Women of Color by Paula Katinas The Tablet
Pro-Life Protesters Arrested for Writing ‘Black Pre-Born Lives Matter’ on Sidewalk by Matt Hadro CNA/The National Catholic Register
Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children’s educational needs by Catholic News Service America
Pope Francis Discusses Climate Crisis With Well-Known Italian Journalist by Gerard O’Connell America
Archbishop Lori: How church teaching can help explain why ‘Black Lives Matter’ by William E. Lori America
The Only Solution To Racial Prejudice, St. Kateri Intercedes Again For Miracle Boy, And More Links! by Tito Edwards National Catholic Register
Yemen Faces New Famine Threat by Margaret Besheer Voice of America
This Tisha B’Av, American Jews use the day of lament to cry out to God for Black lives by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Sixty Irish American leaders call for end to racism in honor of John Lewis by IrishCentral Staff IrishCentral
Catholic 101: Church Teaching and the Anti-Racism Movement by Chris Kellerman, SJ The Jesuit Post
Sydney archbishop says failure to implement anti-slavery law ‘disgraceful’ by Charles Collin Crux
Report finds hate crimes rising against Indian Christians despite lockdown by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Exposing the Racist Crusade of Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood by Grazie Pozo Christie and Maureen Ferguson National Catholic Register
This Tisha B’Av, American Jews use the day of lament to cry out to God for Black lives by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Sixty Irish American leaders call for end to racism in honor of John Lewis by IrishCentral Staff IrishCentral
Catholic 101: Church Teaching and the Anti-Racism Movement by Chris Kellerman, SJ The Jesuit Post
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on Latino families by Gabriel R. Sabchez, Edward D. Vargas, and Adrian. R. Pedrose Brookings
Via Instagram, Catholic colleges face a racial reckoning by Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter
Illinois imam resigns over sexist, racist social media posts by Aysha Khan Religion News Service
Tisha B’Av—an Ecological Holiday? What the day of the Temple’s destruction can teach us about divinity and religious life in the shadow of COVID-19 by Jonathan Schorsch Tablet
The Next Pope and the Crisis of the West by George Weigel Catholic World Report
Vatican official calls for action over rising hunger by Junno Arocho Esteves The Tablet
Intergenerational reading group draws on legacy of Timbuktu to ‘rebuild a Black consciousness’ by Aysha Khan Religion news Service /The Catholic World Report
Westminster: A Catholic response to Black Lives Matter by Ellen Teague Independent Catholic New
The Centuries-Long History of Racism in Surveillance Tech by Lauren Goode Wired
A 17-year-old called out Trader Joe’s. Now the chain is dropping offensive labeling by Thomas Curwen, Howard Blume, and Stephanie Lai Los Angeles Times
We need to teach more Black literature in Catholic schools by James M. Chesbro America
Mississippi in Yiddish. The story of a hugely popular play about African Americans falsely accused of raping two white women in 1931 in Scottsboro, Alabama—that premiered in 1935 Warsaw by Alyssa Quint Tablet
We need a better definition of racism by Jackson Wu Patheos
South African bishops denounce racism in society and the Church by Crux Staff Crux
Racism common in the education system by CathNews New Zealand
St. Michael statue sparks racism complaints in Benin by Crux Staff/Crux
Martin Luther King and the religious motivation for social change by Bishop Robert Barron The Dispatch/The Catholic World Report
Parishioners 'show up' for racial justice work by Sophie Vodvarka National Catholic Reporter
Southern Africa's Catholic community spurred into action by Black Lives Matter by Patrick EgwuNational Catholic Reporter
To My Black Brothers and Sisters by Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla The Catholic Thing
I am a Black Catholic convert and believe the church must address racism now. by Tevin Williams America
Islam’s anti-racist message from the 7th century still resonates today by The Conversation Patheos
Admitting blindness: seeing my blind spots and trying to do better by Colleen Gibson Global Sisters Report
Black Lives Matter by José Arnulei Cabrrera Ignation Solidarity Network
Mississippi bishops aim to follow Thea Bowman’s lead on racism by Nick Mayrand Crux
China tests faith.There are 12 million Catholics in China — an insignificant number in a country of 1.43 billion where atheism is the state religion. by Darrell Croker MMNews.today
Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide by Human Right Watch
Bishop suspends Indiana priest for criticizing Black Lives Matter by Martin Bürger LifeSiteNews
Lady Antebellum Is Changing Their Name Amid Black Lives Matter Protests by Emily Tannenbaum Glamour
Pray, study, and work: Benedictine ideas for discerning anti-racism by Jessie Bazan U.S, Catholic
Pachamama, Black Lives Matter and the Spirit of Iconoclasm by Rene AlbertPatheos
Wheaton College chaplain fired over allegations of ‘racial and sexual’ comments by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service
Spokane bishop responds to Catholic Charities racism video by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
How to Confront a Racist National History by Isaac Chotiner The New Yorker
Portland Black Community Frustrated as Violence Mars Protests by Gillian Flaccus/Associated Press/The Skanner
Reparations for African American Descendants of Slaves by Dwight Lee Wolter Patheos
MLK’s Clarity Shines Brightly in This Difficult Hour by Michael WarsawNational Catholic Register
Murder charges for police in India's 'George Floyd case' by Saji ThomasUCA News
Extra Quotes from My Interview with EWTN Radio’s Gloria Purvis on Racism, the Catholic Response to Bigotry and Her Pro-Life Convictions. by Brian Fraga Patheos
Is Racism Ignorance or Disease? by Roger E Olson Patheos
Scholar Robin D.G. Kelly on How Today's Abolitionist Movement can Fundamentally Change the Country by Jeremy Scahill The Intercept
Paying the price for anti-racism work by Heidi Schlumpf National Catholic Reporter
Bishop Doherty suspends priest who compared Black Lives Matter to ‘maggots and parasites.’ by The Associated Press/America
Our Romero moment: Time for US bishops to stand up against racism by Ed Griffin-Nolan National Catholic Reporter
Cardinal Urges Catholics to Join Struggle for Racial Justice: This is the Christian Message by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
A Catholic Response to Racism by Deacon Harold Burke-SiversThe Catholic World Report
First Ministers’ statement on anti-racism by Justin Trudeau
Bishop Robert Barron on Internet ministry, Black Lives Matter and the art of dialogue by Jesuitical America
Nazi Racism by The Holocaust Encyclopedia
Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder, a Catholic Inmate Will Profess Poverty, Chastity, Obedience by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Trump Made a Racist Joke in a Phoenix Megachurch and the Crowd Went Wild by Robert Macke The Intercept
Metuchen Catholic Bishop: Racism is an Evil ‘More Dangerous’ Than Coronavirus by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Black Lives Matter is inspiring demonstrations all over Latin America by Eduardo Campos Lima America
Black Catholics: Words not enough as church decries racism by David Crary Associated Press
FBI Investigating Noose Left In NASCAR Stall Of Black Driver by Jenna Fryer Black News Channel
Juneteenth: A Day of Hope by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ The Jesuit Post
Oakland priest calls bishop a 'liar' and a 'racist' by Peter Feuerherd National Catholic Reporter
Racism in pollution and policing: A conversation with Robert Bullard, father of environmental justice by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Catholic magazine issues art challenge to highlight human equality by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
A Presumption of Guilt. In too many situations, black men are considered offenders incapable of being victims themselves. by Bryan Stevenson The New York Review of Books
HBO Will Stream Watchmen for Free Starting on Juneteenth The acclaimed series from Damon Lindelof confronted white supremacy and racist police practices. by Christopher Rosen Vanity Fair
Coster: Racism important issue for future of New Zealand by CathNews New Zealand
We need to embody a blues hope. Embracing a blues hope means making a decision to stand with and for every black and brown person in America. by Alex Mikulich National Catholic Reporter
Trevor Noah Tries to Make Sense of Rayshard Brooks Killing by Christopher Rosen Vanity Fair
Decrying Trump shrine visit, petition calls on Knights to address racist past by Sarah Salvadore National Catholic Reporter
We need to embody a blues hope. Embracing a blues hope means making a decision to stand with and for every black and brown person in America. by Alex MikulichNational Catholic Reporter
Irish politician Eamon Ryan apologizes after using the n-word in the Dáil by Shane O'Brien Irish Central
Church Militant, a conservative Catholic group supportive of Trump, denounced for video calling black archbishop ‘African Queen’ by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
Covid-19 and racism key issues discussed at Irish Bishops meeting by Vatican News
What Black America Means to Europe by Gary Younge NYR Daily
Editorial: Defund the police — or at least de-escalate their excessive use of violence by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
American Racist. A Q&A with Kevin MacDonald, the country’s most influential white identitarian ideologue by David Samuels Tablet
How the Church can evangelize by example on racial justice by John L. Allen Jr. Crux Now/Angelus
New Zealand Catholic high school tears down Black Lives Matter posters by Crux Staff Crux
English bishops express solidarity with U.S. protests against racism by Simon Caldwell Crux
Catholic school expels student posting racist videos threatening black people by Associated Press/Crux
Canadian archbishop: Fight against racism needs ‘personal change of heart’ by Michael Swan Crux
Time for Irish to disavow slavery champion John Mitchel. It's time for the Irish and Irish Americans to disavow the rabid pro-slavery advocate who was virulently anti-Jewish as well. by Niall O'Dowd IrishCentral
‘Gone with the Wind’ rights were gift to Atlanta archdiocese by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Under the Spell of James Baldwin, Activists today start where James Baldwin ended up. by Darryl Pinckney The New York Review of Books/Pocket
Black Catholic priests on racism and healing: ‘God is inviting us to be part of the solution’ by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Police arrest 53 over George Floyd protest in Sri Lanka by UCA News reporter UCA News
Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo by Associated Press/Kathryn Post/Religion News Service
With His Latest Lunacy, Trump Has Moved Into Nixon Territory — and Perhaps Beyond by Jon Schwarz the Intercept
My son lives in Georgia and is afraid by Franciscan Action Network
When will the US bishops address the evil of systemic racism head-on? by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
How to Talk to Your Kids About Police Brutality. And how to talk to them about anti-racist protesting by Marjories Ingall Tablet
6 Guidelines I’ve Learned for Talking About Race by Sullivan McCormick The Jesuit Post
In Indianapolis, Catholics seek structural change to end racism, inequality by John Shaughnessy, Natalie Hoefer Catholic News Service/Global Sisters Report
Pope Francis on the death of George Floyd: We cannot tolerate racism and claim to defend life by Gerard O’Connell America
Activists call for justice, equal remembrance of Breonna Taylor on her 27th birthday by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath by Archdiocese of Chicago
Online forum examines racism being as much a pro-life issue as abortion by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Crux
After 'taking a knee,' US bishop gets a call from pope Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso is the first Catholic bishop to publicly participate in the gesture by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service/UCA News
Black Lives Soar: The prophetic call of a Beatles classic by Eric T. Styles America
The Deep Roots Of Louisville’s Rage Over The Police Killing Of Breonna Taylor by Travis Waldron HuffPost
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath by Archdiocese of Chicago
African American Catholic leaders urge justice, action to address racism by Catholic News Service/Crux
Reading James Baldwin can help heal the wounds of racial division by Stephen G. Adubato America
Minds that Hate: A Meditation on Racially-Charged Rioting. by Joseph Pearce The Catholic World Report
Meghan Markle Speaks Out About the Death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter Movement by Elise Taylor Vogue
Yellows’ disgusting anti-Chinese racism in the midst of a global health crisis by Rigoberto D. Tiglao The Manila Times
Racial justice is a pro-life issue, says leading pro-life legislator by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis on the death of George Floyd: We cannot tolerate racism and claim to defend life by Gerard O’Connell America
Finding hope in a hopeless America by Rabbi Shai Held CNN
Cardinal Turkson calls for justice and forgiveness amid US anti-racism protests by Vatican News
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John's church near White House by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Trump's Bible walk to church was an act of 'sacrilege,' says former Bush advisor by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service
We all must say 'Black Lives Matter' by Jamie Manson National Catholic Reporter
How to respond to Trump's racism. wo UW psychologists break down why reporter Weijia Jiang’s response to the president was so effective, and how others can emulate it. by Sapna Cheryan and Ella Lombard Crosscut
To fight racism, Catholics must hunger for justice like we do for the Eucharist by The Editors America
Black people are crying out for their breath. Why can’t we hear them? by Patrick Saint-Jean America
The George Floyd Killing in Minneapolis Exposes the Failures of Police Reform by Alice Speri, Alleen Brown, and Mara Hvistendahl The Intercept
His Name was George Floyd by Ian Peoples, SJ The Jesuit Post
Archbishop Hartmayer of Atlanta releases statement on protests, violence by Father Pablo Migon Labyrinthine Mind
How to respond to Trump's racism. Two UW psychologists break down why reporter Weijia Jiang’s response to the president was so effective, and how others can emulate it. by Sapna Cheryan and Ella Lombard Crosscut
To fight racism, Catholics must hunger for justice like we do for the Eucharist by The Editors America
Black people are crying out for their breath. Why can’t we hear them by Patrick Saint-Jean America
Riots, Technocrats, and Normality by Carl E. Olson Catholic World Report
Amid Riots, Minneapolis Basilica Damaged by Fire by JD Flynn CNA/National Catholic Register
What a forgotten black nun can teach us about racism and Covid-19 by Shannen Dee Williams America
Christ can overcome racism, Minnesota priest says at George Floyd prayer service by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Racism is not a thing of the past’ – US bishops respond to George Floyd killing by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Denouncing and combatting racism by Leela Ramdeen Independent Catholic News
Pax Christi statement on death of George Floyd by Independent Catholic News
The man behind the politics of racial resentment, Two new documentaries shine a light on the political project of Steve Bannon. by Danny Duncan Collu U.S .Catholic
Killing of George Floyd exposes blind spot on racism, Catholic advocates say by Christopher White Crux
The Catholic Church & Antiblackness: An Interview with Katie Grimes, Ph.D. by Patrick Hyland The Jesuit Post
Ahmaud Arbery: Responding as Educators to a Culture of Racism by Brian Maraña Ignatian Spirituality Network
Ahmaud Arbery died for the indefensible principle of white control by Jemar Tisby Religion News Service
Racial Health Disparities and Covid-19 — Caution and Context by Merlin Chowkwanyun, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Adolph L. Reed, Jr., Ph.D.New EnglandJournal of Medicine
US Bishops Condemn Racism and Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic World Report
How One Priest Is Helping African-Americans Cope by Paula Katinas and Currents News Staff Net TV
Catholic social justice leaders protest Cardinal Dolan's supportive words for Trump by Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter
'God makes a way': African American parishes respond to COVID-19 disparity by Heidi Schlumpf National Catholic Reporter
Black churches, via phones and Facebook, bridging digital divide amid COVID-19 by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service/National Catholic Reporter
How Catholic theology helped me understand Thomas Chatterton Williams’ controversial take on race by Olga Segura America
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Demands Release of Racial Data by Skanners Staff The Skanner
Catholics have forgiven Easter church bombers, says cardinal by CNA Daily News/Catholic World Report
Is God Punishing Us? by Sullivan McCormick, SJ The Jesuit Post
When the racist response to Covid-19 hits home by Ricky ManaloAmerica
Asian American Christians denounce anti-Asian racism amid coronavirus by Emily McFarlan MillerReligion News Service
When the racist response to Covid-19 hits home by Ricky ManaloAmerica
NAACP/Black Community: A Model for Resiliency by Ed. Mondaine´The Skanner
Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce ‘Backdoor Discrimination’ Bill by Saundra Sorenson The Skanner
She confronted the church’s role in slavery—and reconciled her faith by Rosie McCarty US Catholic
Music of Beyoncé inspires worship service that empowers conversation about black women by Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter
Kirk Franklin: ‘Kumbaya moments’ are not enough for better race relations by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Black Catholics in Brazil struggle against racism in society and Church by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Pope Francis Prays for the Victims of German Shooting. After the attack that left nine dead, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, chairman of the German bishops’ conference denounced racism and radical nationalism, saying that these cannot be justified from a Christian perspective. by Courtney Mares CNA/National Catholic Register
Encountering our Wounds: Looking at Race and Reality with James Baldwin by Stephen G. Adubato Patheos
Evolution & Racism Complementary Conclusions in Science and Catholicism by John P. Slattery Commonweal
Archbishop Gomez urges nation to overcome racism that still clouds hearts by Catholic News Service/Angelus
'The Slaves Dread New Year's Day the Worst': The Grim History of January 1 by Olivia B. Waxman Time
Reparations Mark New Front for US Colleges Tied to Slavery by Carolyn Thompson Associated Press
He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing by Jud Esty-Kendall and Avery Ellfeldt NPR
5 Points for Racial Healing in Bishop Seitz’ Letter on Racism by Ángel Flores, SJ The Jesuit Post
Pastoral letter against racism is starting conversations and healing, bishops told by Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service/America
Indiana Catholics share experiences of racism at listening session by Sean Gallagher Crux
Catholic Bishop Releases Pastoral Letter on Racism in Aftermath of El Paso Shooting by ISN Staff Ignatian Spirituality Network
Decline in Hispanic Catholics a 'direct challenge' to the Church in the US by Matt Hadro Angelus
El Paso bishop: Trump’s border wall merges ‘nationalistic vanities’ with racism by Christopher White Crux
Catholic Bishops Speak Out Against Racism and Hatred in Wake of El Paso Shooting by Ignatian Spirituality Network
If Germany Atoned for the Holocaust, the U.S. Can Pay Reparations for Slavery by The Conversation Patheos
Racial divide worsens in Ferguson by Judith Best Global Sister Report
Gurinder Chadha: ‘I started my career as a way of combating racism’ by Simran Jeet Singh Religious News Service
I am a recovering Racist by Bob Bossie, SCJ Thy Kingdom Come
French cannabis debate ignores race, religion and mass incarceration of Muslims by David A. Guba Religion News Service
The untold history of black nuns in the United States by Ashley McKinless America
The National Cathedral Speaks Truth to Donald Trump by vancemorgan Pstheos
What Toni Morrison Taught Me About Racism in Her Book ‘Beloved’ by Leah D. Schade Patheos
He challenged the cardinal on racial injustice by Mark R. Day National Catholic Reporter
Catholic school expels student posting racist videos threatening black people by Associated Press/Crux
The Left’s Race War; There are some very bad people on both sides of the race obsession by James Kirchick Tablet
Editorial: American carnage, revisited by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
Which Side Are We On? by E. J. Dionne Jr. Commonweal\
Religious orders owning slaves isn’t new—black Catholics have emphasized this history for years by Shannen Dee Williams America
Black clergy, women religious, seminarians mark history, celebrate by Paul McMullen Caetholic News Service/Crux
Cupich: 'Never forget' policies that led to Holocaust began with words by Catholic News Service/Crux
What Is Racism? by Deacon Greg Kandra Path\eos
Catholic Church sometimes has been part of racism problem, says Bishop Murry by US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Black priests and nuns celebrate history of Baltimore at joint conference by Catholic News Service/America
An Oral History of Trump’s Bigotry'His racism and intolerance have always been in evidence; only slowly did he begin to understand how to use them to his advantage. by David A. Graham, Adrienne Green, Cullen Murphy, and Parker Richards The Atlantic
Republicans have a constitutional duty to condemn Trump’s racist attacks by The Editors America
Cyntoia Brown and how the U.S. criminal justice system fails black women and girls by Nyasha Junior America
Catholic Church sometimes has been part of racism problem, says Bishop Murry by US Conference of Catholic Bishops
An Oral History of Trump’s Bigotry'His racism and intolerance have always been in evidence; only slowly did he begin to understand how to use them to his advantage. by David A. Graham, Adrienne Green, Cullen Murphy, and Parker Richards The Atlantic
What Is Racism? by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
This Catholic high schooler painted a mural of black saints to help fight racism by Zac Davis America
Ta-Nehisi Coates Revisits the Case for Reparations by The New Yorker
Listening session acknowledges the pain of racism by Zoey Maraist The Arlington Catholic Herald
Racism in Our Stories: Getting Beyond the White Imagination by Guest Writer Patheos
Recommit to Racial Justice! by Network Advocates for Justice
Health Equity: Examining How Systemic Racism Has Sickened Our Communities by NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
Out of Darkness. What We Can Learn from a New Orleans Lynching by Paul Moses Commonweal
For storied civil rights center, Highlander Center fire is an echo of the past by Yonat Shimron -Religion News Service /America
In fits and stats, US Church moving to confront ‘sin’ of racism by Christopher White Crux
'Ouch' moments discomfit, challenge sisters at convocation on racism by Pamela Schaeffer Global Sisters Report
Racism and the Native American Experience by Open Wide Our Heart USCCB
5 Signs of Hope in the Bishops’ Letter on Racism by Ángel Flores, SJ The Jesuit Post
Racism in America by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels National Catholic Reporter
The Enduring Legacy of Racism by Father Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M., Profiles in Catholicism
Opioid overdose rates rising among African Americans by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Catholic connection to blackface goes back to the racist act's start by Jesse Remedios National Catholic Reporter
U.S. Bishops Confront Racism And Call Us To Brotherhood by Tony Magliano Clarion Herald
The bishops' letter fails to recognize that racism is a white problem by Father Daniel P Horan, OFM National Catholic Reporter
Jim Crow and the Klansman by John Garvey Echoes
Bishops ask Supreme Court to hear case on racism in death sentencing by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Blacks During the Holocaust Era by The Holocaust Museum
Suiting Up for Team Racist by Mollie Wilson O'Reilly Commonweal
Bullied teen sent racist messages turns pain into anti-bullying campaign to help other kids by Kia Morgan-Smith The Grio
Facing the racial divide in St. Louis by Judith Best Global Sisters Report
Mbdern-Day Segregation Promotes Racism by Kristy Burmiester Patheos
To dismantle racism, we must heal the human spirit by Father Bryan Massingale US Catholic
Baltimore archbishop reflects on effects of racism, calls for ‘repentance, action’ by Christopher Gunty Catholic News Service/America
After initial outrage, claims of racism, clearer details of exchange emerge by Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service/America
To dismantle racism, we must heal the human spirit by Father Bryan Massingale US Catholic
Hi, I’m Leah. I’m a Recovering Racist. by Leah D. Schade Patheos
How a racist fan letter forced me to reckon with our nation’s history of prejudice by Rachel Lu America
To dismantle racism, we must heal the human spirit by Father Bryan Massingale US Catholic
A Racist Past isn’t Past by Lim Meisner Patheos
Cristiano Ronaldo decries racism after fans’ chants aimed at Napoli’s Kalidou by The Associated Press/The Globe and Mail
An Examen for White Allies by Maddie Murphy Ignatian Solidarity Network
I was a victim of racism at my Jesuit high school. I know we can do better. by Anonymous America
Two Racist White Men Harassed Me on a Walk. And Then This Happened… by Dr. Sam Kline Patheos