As God Desires
That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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Did Jesus Condemn Slavery?
I cannot find any passage in the Gospels where Jesus condemns slavery. Have I missed something?
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A Celebration for Freedom
The word “Juneteenth” is a combination of the month of June and the 19th, which is the day in 1865 when the Union Army established full authority over the state of Texas.
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A Prayer for Josephine
St. Josephine Bakhita bore scars throughout her body from years of slavery, yet her courageous heart remained unblemished.
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Church activists struggle against growing slavery-like labor in Brazil
The number of people working in slavery-like conditions in Brazil is the highest in 11 years. With 1,443 identified cases from Jan. 1 to June 14, the first half of 2023 already has the highest number of such occurrences in ...
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DeSantis defends Florida’s curriculum on slavery; draws Black, Catholic criticism