National

BALTIMORE -- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore joined faith leaders from across the city June 3 to pray for peace and healing after more than a week of nationwide protests and unrest in response to the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody.

​​​​​​​WASHINGTON -- Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, condemned the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and warned the country must "leave behind the purveyors of polarization" in politics.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pro-life advocates must speak out in defense of all human life--including issues of racial justice and deaths at the hands of police, a prominent pro-life lawmaker told CNA Wednesday.

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis used his June 3 audience and a phone call with the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to express his solidarity and support following days of demonstrations protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

WASHINGTON -- Justice is what George Floyd and his family and friends deserve, and justice "through equal and fair treatment under the law is what every person in this country deserves," said the U.S. bishop who is president of the National Black Catholic Congress.