Worshippers pray during a Black History Month Mass of thanksgiving Feb. 28, 2021, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, New York. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz)
The vast majority of Black Catholics say fighting racism and sexism is essential to their faith, yet the majority-white churches they often attend are failing to meet their needs, said speakers on a Feb. 25 panel on Black Catholics faith and religious practices. We [Black Catholics] believe on some level that the church needs us sometimes more than we need the church, said Fr. Bryan Massingale, professor of ethics and theology at Fordham University and author of
Feb 26, 2021 national correspondent
A portrait of Ahmaud Arbery is seen at New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., Feb. 23, 2021. One year earlier, the unarmed Black man was chased, shot and killed by a white former law enforcement officer and his son. (Credit: Dustin Chambers/ Reuters, via CNS) Editor s note: No resales. No archives.
An Archdiocese of Milwaukee priest claimed Thursday that what he calls the “Black Catholic exodus” from the Catholic Church in America calls into question the Catholic Church’s credibility and integrity.
NEW YORK An Archdiocese of Milwaukee priest claimed Thursday that what he calls the “Black Catholic exodus” from the Church in America calls into question the Catholic Church’s credibility and integrity.
Photo courtesy of Pixar s Soul
Recently, Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture hosted a virtual conversation between Pete Docter of Pixar and James Martin, S.J., of America Media. Mr. Docter, the chief creative officer at Pixar, co-wrote and directed “Soul,” which premiered on Disney+ at Christmas and wrestles with questions of the afterlife.
Mr. Docter grew up Lutheran and is now Presbyterian, and his interest in the questions posed by his own Christian faith led him to research a variety of faith traditions while writing “Soul.” He was particularly inspired by Father Martin’s book
, and its insights about Ignatian spirituality greatly influenced the film’s ultimate message.
Panelists say abortion debate has become too political, needs wider focus
Gloria Purvis is seen in this 2017 file photo. Purvis was among the speakers in a Jan. 27, 2021, webinar sponsored by Fordham University on “Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Post-Roe? New Prospects for the Abortion Debate in America.” (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)
By Catholic News Service • Posted January 28, 2021
RYE, N.Y. (CNS) Overturning Roe v. Wade will not be the silver bullet many in the pro-life movement have hoped for. Even if the Supreme Court delivers a symbolic repudiation of its 1973 ruling, abortion will continue with state oversight and passions will run high on the extremes of the debate, according to speakers on a Jan. 27 webinar.
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