"Last century, the whole world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today, we do the same thing but with white gloves," Pope Francis said.

Bishop Sheldon J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, chairman of the bishop's Ad Hoc Committee on Racism, said during the bishops' spring general assembly June 14 that the document would reflect recommendations from the various audiences that have reviewed drafts of the document.

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his Concert for Peace to St. Sabina Church for the second time, featuring original works written with family members who lost loved ones to gun violence, as a tribute to the people who died.

The Bible should not be used to justify sin.

Canada has begun truth-seeking and reconciliation, and the Sisters of Charity in Nova Scotia are confronting their order’s role in a racist educational system.

The Thirty Meter Telescope would cover six acres on Mauna Kea, one of the most sacred places in Hawaii, and women are leading the resistance.