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Minneapolis archbishop calls for healing after Derek Chauvin verdict
CNA Staff, Apr 20, 2021 / 17:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Minneapolis called for peace, reconciliation, and a greater respect for human life after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the 2020 murder of George Floyd. In a statement shortly after the verdict was …
‘No justice, no peace’ reflects Catholic principles for police reform, bishops say
CNA Staff, Jun 25, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- As police reform legislation is currently stuck in the Senate, leading U.S. bishops wrote members of Congress on Wednesday outlining Catholic principles of policing. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, Bishop Mario Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington, and Bishop Shelton …