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The Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Va. (iStock/jcarillet)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Margot Patterson
Probably most Americans can agree that Confederate monuments should never have been erected, but dismantling them is a different story for many citizens.
Arts & CultureFilm
William C. Anderson
Yance Ford's "Strong Island" chronicles the death of the director's brother, William Ford Jr., in April of 1992.
Father Martin Eke, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Houston, recovers a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sept. 6 that was severely damaged from the floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey. The parish is home to a large African-American community in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Politics & SocietyNews
James Ramos - Catholic News Service
Hit hard by flooding, a Catholic parish in Houston surveys the damage and continues to practice their faith.
Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, speaks during a video news conference on Aug. 23 after being named chair of the U.S. bishops' new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
An ad hoc committee to deal with racism in society and in the church may lead to the first pastoral letter on racism written by U.S. bishops since 1979
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
"While 40 years have passed, I must say this: I'm sorry. To anyone who has been subjected to racism or bigotry, I am sorry. I have no excuse, but I hope you will forgive me."
Counterprotesters hold signs and chant at the Statehouse before a planned "Free Speech" rally by conservative organizers begin on the adjacent Boston Common, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“For too long, the sin of racism has lived and thrived in our communities and even in some of our churches.”