Welcome to the June 3, 2020 edition of Just 3 Things, the weekly social action newsletter of the Office of Human Life & Dignity. 

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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said today that George Floyd’s final words 'I can't breath' "haunt us, horrify us." The Archbishop's statement comes as the San Francisco Bay Area continues under both curfew and lock-down orders due to the pandemic and street violence. Elsewhere the heads of seven U.S. bishops' committees condemned Floyd's killing, saying racism sickened them at the same time as they called for an end to violence in the wake of the killing in Minneapolis. George Floyd's brother Terrence is shown here at a makeshift memorial for his brother on June 1. (CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters)

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington DC on the 41st anniversary of the Polish pope's 1979 visit to the United States. Trump later signed an executive order to encourage religious liberty in foreign countries. Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory condemned the Trumps' visit to the shrine, saying it was 'reprehensible' for the shrine to allow the Trumps to visit.

Those who die by violence in the San Francisco Bay Area are not forgotten in these times that can evoke despair. Father Joe Bradley and Restorative Justice coordinator Julio Escobar held a prayer service for 94-year-old Leo Hainzl who was beaten to death while walking his dog at 8 a.m. in Glen Park in San Francisco. About 25 members of the daily pandemic telephonic rosary joined by phone, praying and sharing intentions.