Earlier this year, during a July 2025 address to the faithful, Pope Leo XIV adamantly stated that, “It is time to stop the race of hatred. Our humanity is at stake.” In addition to all of this, we have the U.S. bishops stating that “the Church cannot remain silent about the racial injustices in society and its own structures.” Our Catholic leaders, time and time again, remind the Catholic faithful of our responsibility to fight and put an end to racism in the Church and society.
On Jan. 18, 2026, at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, the Church of Galveston-Houston will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the 41st time. The Church will use this moment in time to rededicate itself to the fight for racial justice, writes Father Reginald Samuels, vicar for the Ministry for Catholics of African Descent and pastor of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land.
Read more: https://www.archgh.org/news/samuels-the-fight-against-racism-continues
