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Tag: Catholic Church

Rev. George. H. Clements gives Holy Communion in Chicago in 1973. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBlack History, Faith, Religion

Father George Clements, 87, Iconic Priest and Civil Rights Activist, Dies

by WI Guest Author November 25, 2019December 21, 2021

Father George Clements, considered one of the most celebrated Catholic priests in Chicago history and a civil rights activist who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday at a hospital in Hammond, Indiana. He was 87.

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory greets congregants after Mass at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 28. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Faith, Religion

Archbishop Gregory Continues Task of Restoring Trust

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor August 21, 2019December 21, 2021
Nigerian Board Member of UISG (International Union of Superiors General), nun Veronica Openibo, answers to journalists during a press conference on "The Protection of Minors in the Church," in central Rome on Feb. 25, 2019. (Andreas Solaro/AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Posted inFaith, Religion

Nigerian Nun Shames Catholic Church for Silence on Sex Abuse

by WI Guest Author March 1, 2019October 31, 2020
Donald Wuerl
Posted inFaith, Religion

D.C. Archbishop Donald Wuerl Resigns Amid Sex Abuse Scandal

by WI Guest Author October 12, 2018October 31, 2020
The universal church taught that slavery enjoyed the sanction of Scripture and natural law. (iStockphoto/NNPA)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

The Major Role the Catholic Church Played in Slavery

by WI Guest Author September 18, 2018October 31, 2020
Georgetown University's president and others have formally apologized for the school's role in the slave trade. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack History, National

Georgetown University Offers Repentance for Slave Trade

by Stacy M. Brown May 3, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inFaith, Religion

Kenyan Cardinal Urges Compassion for Extremist Killers

by Washington Informer April 9, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inReligion

Pope Praises Big Families After ‘Like Rabbits’ Remark

by Washington Informer January 21, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inReligion

Pope: Catholics Don’t Have to Breed ‘Like Rabbits’

by Washington Informer January 21, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inReligion

Pope Names 15 New Cardinals Reflective of Diversity of the Faithful

by Washington Informer January 7, 2015October 30, 2020

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