The events of 2020 show that Americans still struggle to achieve social justice, writes Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia in a July 4 reflection. Yet we can take note of what we have survived so far.

Massimo Faggioli: Some statues deserve toppling. But it’s not necessarily the most constructive way to build a different future.

If police officers commit crimes while on duty, "the court has put up a number of hurdles to make it difficult to bring injunctive relief against an entire police department."

Even the most well-meaning prayer vigils against racism can miss the mark because of fuzzy language and a lack of black voices, writes Flora x. Tang. But there are ways to make them more effective.

In the wake of George Floyd's murder, Black Catholics are making their voices heard for racial and social justice in the United States.

Human trafficking is a dark and complex subject, but the situation is not without hope.