After a night of protests and vandalism April 11 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis urged prayers for justice and peace.
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Cardinal Dolan: Broad Criticism of NYPD Unfairly Tarnishes Police Officers
Utilizing personal stories from his interactions with the New York Police Department, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a newspaper column that the city’s police officers deserve better treatment and broad support on the job.
Bishops Urge Congress to Address Better Police Training, Accountability
The chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees have called for “better practices for formation and accountability for police” in a joint letter to all members of Congress.
N. Ireland’s Experience May Offer Insight Into U.S. Policing Issues
The U.S. demonstrations over police aggression toward minorities has an antecedent in Northern Ireland, according to a police commander in Salinas, California, who spent the first 10 years of his life in Northern Ireland in the midst of “the Troubles” there, then later wrote his master’s thesis on the applicability of its policing reforms to the United States.
Hero’s Salute for Fallen Officer
It was a rainy, solemn occasion as hundreds gathered in Jersey City, N.J., on Dec. 17 for the funeral of Jersey City Police Department Det. Joseph Seals, which was held at St. Aedan’s church, where police and family members paid their final respects to the slain officer, who was Catholic.
NYPD Officer Killed During Late-Night Patrol Mourned
New York City is mourning the death of 33-year-old NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen, a graduate of Fordham University who on Sept. 29 was shot in the line of duty while he was patrolling a Bronx neighborhood for gang activity, according to multiple reports.
Finest Give to Each Other With Arms Open Wide
Owen Sprague has led the way for his family to grow closer to God. His father, NYPD Det. Danny Sprague, co-founded the With Arms Wide Open organization to help police families care for their children with special needs.
Cardinal: Local Police Shouldn’t Be Enforcing Immigration Laws
Local law enforcement and local jurisdictions should not be required to enforce federal immigration law, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Catholic School Blesses, Thanks Chicago Police
Students at Chicago’s Academy of St. Benedict the African have learned police officers are their friends because members of the Chicago Police Department’s 7th District take a special interest in the school.
Don’t Equate Killings
Dear Editor: Regarding your editorial “Why This Evil?” (July 16), I find it offensive to equivalently write about the police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota and the intentional murder of five police officers in Dallas as “unspeakable tragedies.”