Church Statements
- Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love Pastoral Letter Against Racism, 2018 | Abramos nuestros corazones: El incesante llamado al amoarta pastoral contra el racismo, 2018
- Brothers and Sisters to Us - U.S. Catholic Bishops Pastoral Letter on Racism, 1979 | Selected quotes
- 25th Anniversary Executive Summary - We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight: The Church's Response to Racism in the Years Following
- Reconciled Through Christ | En Español - Published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2013, this publication explores the reconciliation and greater collaboration between Hispanic American Catholics and African American Catholics.
- On Racial Harmony - A Statement by the Administrative Board, National Catholic Welfare Conference (August 23, 1963) that reaffirms the U.S. Catholic bishops' official position against racial discrimination and segregation.
- Selected quotes from Discrimination and Christian Conscience, a statement of the U.S. Catholic bishops (Nov. 14, 1958)
Bishop's Statements and Letters
- A Statement of Support for the New Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism from the Executive Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | September 12, 2017
- USCCB Special Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities: Report and Recommendations | Nov. 10, 2016
- USCCB President Calls for Dialogue, Peace in the Midst of Violence | July 18, 2016
- USCCB President Calls for Prayers, Reflection, Civility and Dialogue | July 8, 2016
- Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself: U.S. Catholic Bishops Speak Against Racism - In 2001, several bishops brought together a series of essays on the perspective of the different cultural families and on racism in general. Their insight remains relevant today and still relevant excerpts, collated in 2013, are available.
- The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited | Bishop Edward K. Braxton, Diocese of Belleville, IL, February 26, 2016
- The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace 2015 | Bishop Edward K. Braxton, Diocese of Belleville, IL
- Statement on Race Relations | Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Archdiocese of Louisville, KY, President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Statement on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act | Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Archdiocese of Louisville, KY, President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Catholic Cultural Diversity Network Convocation, The University of Notre Dame Sacred Heart Basilica | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Atlanta | May 7, 2010
- What We've Seen and Heard: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization | En Español | Selected quotes | From the Black Bishops of the United States, September 9, 1984
Press Releases
- A Statement of Support for the New Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism from the Executive Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | September 12, 2017
- USCCB Special Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities: Report and Recommendations | Nov. 10, 2016
- USCCB President Calls for Dialogue, Peace in the Midst of Violence | July 18, 2016
- USCCB President Calls for Prayers, Reflection, Civility and Dialogue | July 8, 2016