If we act like the Samaritan in refusing to pass by at a distance, we will be releasing a force greater than all the guns and all the fears and hatred in our society.

We write so that our silence does not become the privilege of ignoring suffering; we write to cling to the hope that another world is possible.

Praying for those who have been killed, finding inspiration to work for peace and justice, and asking ourselves some difficult questions.

I can start to imagine the terror both police and protestors must have felt, wondering whether the next bullet will wind up with them.

Archbishop Cupich is one of a handful of U.S. bishops promoted by the pope in recent years who have voiced sympathy for his agenda.

'Homegoing' tells the story of two half sisters, Effia and Esi, born in Ghana among slavery and warfare.