'Real Housewives' stars Wendy and Eddie Osefo booked on fraud charges in Maryland
The Nigerian-American Catholic couple is accused of fabricating a home burglary to net more than $450,000 in overlapping insurance payouts.
President Jimmy Carter's grandson endorses Jason Esteves in Georgia governor's race
The announcement comes as the young Black Catholic ramps up his campaign and messaging for next May's increasingly crowded Democratic primary.
'Clemente' review: A secular hagiography of a Black Catholic baseball star
Nate Tinner-Williams reviews a new documentary that gets religion wrong but impact right with its close-up lens on the MLB's "Great One".
Texas' Black Catholic-heavy special election for Congress is largely mum on Israel
Voters for the US House's vacant 18th district seat must parse candidates—several of them Black Catholics—who have largely avoided the Gaza issue.
Virginia Democrat calls for Jay Jones to end attorney general campaign over violent text messages
A bipartisan chorus has condemned the Black Catholic candidate's former support for violence against former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert.
'Motorcycle Queen' Bessie Stringfield gets exhibit at Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee
The late Black Catholic biker made several cross-country trips as an Army courier and was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002.
'Nuns vs. The Vatican' review: A much-needed new angle on clerical abuse
Nate Tinner-Williams on a film uncovering the scourge of abuse against women religious—centering on the high-profile Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to four years in prison over prostitution charges
The Catholic-raised rap mogul beat racketeering and trafficking charges earlier this year linked to decades of misconduct and physical assault.
Robert White Jr. to run for Congress against an aging Eleanor Holmes Norton
The 43-year-old D.C. Council member says he is running against his former mentor to bring hope to D.C. residents living in fear and uncertainty.
National Association of Black Catholic Administrators after Charlie Kirk's death: Black community 'on high alert'
NABCA president Fr Reginald Norman says the tragic shooting has led to threats against free speech—especially that of African Americans.
Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #6 HBCU for third straight year
Xavier University of Louisiana is once again the #6 HBCU in the nation, maintaining its status as a top higher education institution in new rankings released this month by U.S. News & World Report. The Black Catholic school in New Orleans also tied for the #16 university in the
Sr Gail Trippett elected to congregational leadership of Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
The former parish administrator and longtime educator was chosen by her fellow sisters this summer and will be installed next spring.
Assata Shakur, famed Black revolutionary and erstwhile political prisoner, dead at 78
The African-American Catholic convert was convicted on trumped-up murder charges in 1977 following a N.J. shootout, before escaping prison to Cuba.
New Catholic worship album blends genres, including gospel and funk
"God Makes a Way" from OCP and Echo Harbor Worship features an ecumenical crop of musicians—including Israel Houghton, Cory Henry, and Tower of Power.
Pope Leo XIV publicly acknowledges African roots in newly released interview
The comments came in July during an interview with Elise Ann Allen, released this week alongside a Spanish edition of her new biography of Leo.
Black prelate's essay on DEI deleted by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington