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US Catholic bishops rethink outreach to Native Americans amid boarding-school abuse scandals

The Associated Press

The Associated Press

Holly Meyer

Published Jun 13, 2024 • 4 minute read

FILE - Ruins of a Native American boarding school on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation are pictured in Mission, S.D., Oct. 15, 2022. U.S. Catholic Bishops are slated to approve a new outreach plan for Native American Catholics during a convention on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. The plan is part of an effort to make amends for the widespread abuses inflicted on Native youths at Catholic-run boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries.
FILE – Ruins of a Native American boarding school on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation are pictured in Mission, S.D., Oct. 15, 2022. U.S. Catholic Bishops are slated to approve a new outreach plan for Native American Catholics during a convention on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. The plan is part of an effort to make amends for the widespread abuses inflicted on Native youths at Catholic-run boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Photo by Matthew Brown /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. bishops are finalizing guidelines for serving Indigenous Catholics, emphasizing the validity of their cultural and spiritual identities alongside Catholic beliefs. The new outreach plan is a response to the historical trauma inflicted on Native children at Catholic boarding schools. Titled “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry,” the document aims to revitalize Indigenous Catholic ministry by incorporating their voices and traditions.

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