Towards Dialogue & Reconciliation with Cuba
Bishop Oscar Cantú, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued a statement today in response to the release of Alan Gross and to the further decisions by the Obama...
View ArticleStraddling History and Hope in Selma
Like tens of thousands of others, I went to Selma to recall a historic struggle. A struggle that continues today for those who refuse to bow down to bigotry and hatred. Thousands came to re-enact an...
View ArticleNigeria: On the Eve of Crucial Elections
On Saturday, March 28, Nigerians will go to the polls in a highly anticipated and politically charged election. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan is being challenged by Muhammadu Buhari in a very...
View ArticleElection in Nigeria Brings New Beginning
The recent electoral campaign in Nigeria saw violence and an exaggerated level of tension. The stakes for the two most important candidates, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and his main...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Pope Francis’ Trip to Cuba
Two Previous Papal Visits Pope Francis arrives in Cuba at a time of renewed hopes because of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and United States. That the Pope played a key role...
View ArticleA look ahead to Pope Francis’ visit to Africa
Later this week, Pope Francis will make his first pastoral visit to Africa. He will visit Kenya, Uganda, and if the security situation allows, the Central African Republic. Throughout his pontificate,...
View ArticleHope “pierces the heart” of a diocese new to organizing
The closing of the liturgical year and the Feast of Christ the King fell, this year, just after the U.S. presidential elections. Such timing prompts me to ask, what does God’s reign look like on earth?...
View ArticlePromoting Peace in Northern Ghana
In Pope Francis’ statement for the 2017 World Day of Peace, he notes that “the Church has been involved in nonviolent peacebuilding strategies in many countries, engaging even the most violent parts in...
View ArticleDemocracy and the Peaceful Transfer of Power in The Gambia
The United States just completed a long election season. It was at times divisive, unsettling and frustrating. In the end, our institutions prevailed and delivered a peaceful transfer of power. Four...
View ArticleDisrupting a Culture of Resentment, Rebuilding a Culture of Encounter
In February, nine Latino, African-American, and Caucasian leaders from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati flew to Modesto, California, for the U.S. World Meeting of Popular Movements (WMPM). Organized by...
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