#Racism

Austria: Mgr Elbs (Feldkirch), “racism, antisemitism and exclusion of minorities are incompatible with Christianity”

European Commission: “No place for hate: a Europe united against hatred”, a call to action for tolerance and respect

Black youth and teenagers most affected by police violence and abuse in Rio’s favelas

Rio de Janeiro’s police are the most violent in the world, especially against young black men and teenagers. Not a…

Germany: Bishops’ Conference, “Catholic Book Prize for Children and Adolescents” goes to graphic novel “Völlig meschugge?!” by Andreas Steinhöfel and Melanie Garanin

Outrage mounts over the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers

On January 7, Tyre Nichols’ name and blood entered the history pages of Memphis and the United States as symbols…

Hungary: Verhofstadt (MEP), “the silence of the EU institutions, especially that of EU Commission and EU Council, on Orbán’s racist comments is unacceptable”

US bishops launch a three-year plan to restore the Eucharist at the centre of Catholic life

The document on the Eucharist has been approved. While it does not address the question of whether politicians or other…

The sentencing for the killing of George Floyd marks a watershed in US society’s systemic racism

The protests over the death of George Floyd were a “seminal point in the fight against racism”, said UN Human…

George Floyd. The Bishops’ statement following the trial: ‘The Catholic Church is committed to changing hearts and minds”

The verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd,…

Detroit, where effects of apartheid linger on, extending to COVID-19 vaccines

The first-hand account of Father Daniele Criscione, Italian missionary priest serving the United States’ “Motor City”, brings to light some…

Racism: Borrell (EU), “ending xenophobia and any intolerance, involving the institutions and society”