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Martin Luther King Jr.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Msgr. Charles Owen Rice march to the United Nations in New York in this April 1967 photo. (OSV News photo/Pittsburgh Catholic)

USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK's call to be 'a drum major for justice'

OSV News|Jan 16, 2026|3 Min Read

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U.S. bishops reflect on ‘rallying cry’ of Martin Luther King Jr.

Peter Pinedo|Jan 15, 2024|2 Min Read

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Catholics say 1963 march brought change but see more work needed to realize Dr. King's dream

Mark Zimmermann|Aug 27, 2023|7 Min Read

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Like MLK, Catholics are called by Christ to move 'from altar to street'

Gina Christian|Jan 13, 2023|3 Min Read

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington is seen in this illustration photo. The life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader is commemorated Jan. 17, 2022, which is a federal holiday. Beginning in 1970, a number of states and cities made his birthday, Jan. 15, a holiday. In 1983, Congress declared a federal holiday for Rev. King and set the annual observance for the third Monday of January. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Archbishop Gomez: Imitate Rev. King's 'example, prophetic witness' in work for justice

Catholic News Service|Jan 17, 2022|2 Min Read

A woman holds a placard with an image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during a silent prayer walk near his memorial in Washington April 4, 2018. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Gomez: As Rev. King urged, meet forces of hate, ignorance 'with power of love'

Catholic News Service|Jan 18, 2021|4 Min Read

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. smiles during a talk with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, not pictured, in this undated photo. Pope Francis paid tribute to the activist's vision in a message to a conference organized by the Rev. Bernice King, youngest daughter of the slain civil rights leader. (CNS photo/Yoichi Okamoto, courtesy LBJ Library)

Pope: King's 'vision of harmony, equality for all' remains timely

Catholic News Service|Jan 18, 2021|2 Min Read

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen in Washington Jan. 17, 2020. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Rev. King relied on faith, prayer to fight racism, Virginia bishop says

Catholic News Service|Jan 15, 2021|3 Min Read

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, speaks during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore Nov. 13, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

US bishops call for day of fasting to end racism

Catholic News Agency|Aug 27, 2020|3 Min Read

A bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured in 2017 in Selma, Ala. (CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters)

DC archbishop to hold Mass for justice on MLK anniversary

Catholic News Agency|Aug 18, 2020|3 Min Read

A woman holds a portrait of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 2011 dedication of the King memorial at the National Mall in Washington. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

Martin Luther King and the religious motivation for social change

Bishop Robert Barron|Jul 15, 2020|5 Min Read

A file photo shows the Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., center, alongside Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Parish in Chicago, as they sing "We Shall Overcome" during a service in honor of her father at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. (CNS photo/Tami Chappell, Reuters)

Justice movements need people united behind strategic goals, King says

Carol Glatz|Jun 25, 2020|3 Min Read

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