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Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of "Magnifica Humanitas" at the Vatican's Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. The pope also issues a personal apology in the document for his predecessors role and failures to address the moral issue of slavery. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Knights of Peter Claver express 'full support' for Pope Leo slavery apology

Gina Christian|May 29, 2026|4 Min Read

Lent

Pope: Christians must rekindle hope in fighting today's forms of slavery

Carol Glatz|Feb 1, 2024|5 Min Read

Georgetown University. (OSV News/CNS file, Chaz Muth)

Jesuits, Georgetown donate $27 million to fund for slave descendants

Catholic News Agency|Sep 14, 2023|3 Min Read

Baltimore

Baltimore commission probes archdiocese’s history on slavery

John Lavenburg|May 23, 2023|3 Min Read

Uyghur women work in a cloth factory in Hotan county, Xinjiang province, China. (Azamat Imanaliev/Shutterstock via CNA)

World

UN: China’s mistreatment of the Uyghurs amounts to modern-day slavery

Jonah McKeown|Aug 17, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Robert Barron at Ash Wednesday Mass at Mission Santa Barbara Feb. 17, 2021. (Courtesy Word on Fire)

Bishop Barron: Why the Church can’t stay woke — or stay quiet

Pablo Kay|Apr 22, 2021|7 Min Read

The landing of 20 African captives in Virginia in 1619, 19th-century engraving with modern color. (Library of Congress/Shutterstock)

Faith

What 19th century slave narratives can teach us about #MeToo

Grace Aquilina|Jan 2, 2020|8 Min Read

Cynthia Erivo in Harriet (2019) (IMDB)

Tubman film combines faith and strength in real life heroine

Carl Kozlowski|Oct 29, 2019|4 Min Read

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is pictured. (Photo courtesy to Crux)

World

English cardinal: Human slavery "as deep as ever, just in different forms"

Christopher White|Apr 16, 2019|5 Min Read

Georgetown University. Credit: ehpien via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) filter added.

Georgetown students vote to compensate descendants of Jesuit-sold slaves

Christine Rousselle|Apr 13, 2019|3 Min Read

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