‘Catholic Heroes’ Who Courageously Defied Odds to Defend Human Dignity
New book profiles 18 Catholics whose work transformed the lives of others, advancing civil and human rights.
Results from Tag: 'civil rights'
A Profile in True Social Justice — Birmingham’s Archbishop Joseph Raya
Father Raya knew that love was the most powerful tool for change.
Meet the Nuns Who Witnessed the Life and Death of Martin Luther King
Sister Mary Antona Ebo marched with the civil-rights leader in 1965. Other sisters worked at the Catholic hospital where King died.
On Martin Luther King Day, Recall That MLK Was Christ-Inspired
Martin Luther King Day is a time to promote racial harmony in America and honor the slain civil-rights leader.
Are Religious-Freedom Advocates ‘Christian Supremacists’?
NEWS ANALYSIS: A new report from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, and related comments by its chairman, have sown fears that people of faith are being smeared as bigots.
SDG Reviews ‘Selma’
One of the best films of the year illuminates Martin Luther King Jr.’s work — and the role of religion in the civil-rights movement.
Interview: ‘Selma’ Actor David Oyelowo on Playing Martin Luther King Jr.
The star of the new civil-rights drama talks with the Register’s film critic about his Christian faith, playing an American icon and why it was important to him that Selma depict the role of religion in the civil-rights movement.
