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August 10, 2015

Forgiveness at heart of healing after Ferguson violence, says archbishop

A Los Angeles protester with arms raised participates in a Nov. 25 march following the grand jury decision in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

ST. LOUIS - Forgiveness. Such a simple word, a mere 11 letters but it's at the heart of the Catholic faith, along with love, peace and justice, said the archbishop of St. Louis.

Published in International
November 20, 2014

St. Louis Catholic schools prepare for Ferguson grand jury verdict

Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Rice of St. Louis visited the Ferguson, Mo., site of 18-year-old Michael Brown's shooting in this photo dated Aug. 17. Catholic schools in the Ferguson area were already prepared in case the grand jury ruling comes down with classes in session.

ST. LOUIS - While the timing of the grand jury decision involving the Michael Brown shooting remained uncertain, Catholic schools in the Ferguson area were already prepared in case the ruling comes down with classes in session.

Published in International
August 20, 2014

Archbishop urges prayers for peace to calm Ferguson chaos

Protesters hold their hands in the air during an Aug. 16 demonstration against the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The unarmed teen was shot and killed Aug. 9 by a police officer.

ST. LOUIS - Residents of Ferguson "are struggling to find peace in the chaos" that has followed the shooting death of an unarmed teen by a police officer and "as people of Christ, we are struggling to find direction in the unrest," said Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis.

Published in International
August 13, 2014

Healing after black teen's shooting 'in Jesus' hands'

Parishioners from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Ferguson, Mo., hold a prayer vigil for peace Aug. 11. Protests and riots in the neighborhoods of Ferguson have followed the Aug. 9 shooting and killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by a police officer.

FERGUSON, Mo. - Against the backdrop of demonstrations and unrest, some of it violent, that has followed the Aug. 9 killing of an unarmed black teenager by police in Ferguson, members of a local Catholic parish did perhaps the only thing they could — they prayed.

Published in International