Bishop Fernand Cheri III, OFM of New Orleans, noted liturgist and preacher, dead at 71
The internationally known Black Catholic prelate had served as the Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans since 2015.
Ed Cooley named new head coach of Georgetown basketball
A Black Catholic coach will once again lead the Hoyas in DC, with a hire made official on Monday.
Puerto Rico archdiocese to commemorate slavery abolition on Wednesday
Relics and an icon of St. Josephina Bakhita will be installed in the San Juan cathedral to mark the occasion.
Georgetown students push back after hate crime investigation yields disappointing results
After 10 months, missed deadlines, and the mysterious loss of crucial security footage, an investigation failed to achieve justice for a Black student on the Catholic campus in DC.
St. Joan of Arc School in New Orleans set to close
It will be the second Black Catholic school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to be shuttered in the past year-plus.
President Biden issues executive order on gun control
The move comes nine months after the nation's first major gun control legislation in 30 years.
Musical on Servant of God Thea Bowman to headline commemorative week in Wisconsin
Black Catholic multidisciplinary artist ValLimar Jansen will perform at Viterbo University, Bowman's alma mater in La Crosse.
Black Catholic foundress Mary Lange takes new step toward sainthood
Black Baltimore's saint-to-be may soon be declared "Venerable", according to the superior of her historic order of Black nuns.
'I am deeply troubled': Rep. Adriano Espaillat on reports of Biden soon reinstating migrant family detention
Recent decisions on the border from the Biden administration have riled Democratic colleagues who say Trump-era policies should remain in the past.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Gloria Purvis to help lead pro-life prayer vigil in Maryland
Two of the nation's most prominent pro-life Black Catholics will join the bishops of Maryland for a prayer service Thursday in the capital city.
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington to dedicate new building April 16
One of Kentucky's oldest Black Catholic parishes will solemnize a new building after years of planning and 18 months of construction.
Tom Sizemore, movie star who passed for White, dead at 61
The one-time Hollywood mainstay who struggled throughout his career with drug addiction has succumbed to illness in California.
Edmundites to host NAACP Legal Defense Fund voting rights webinar
A Catholic religious order known for work with African Americans will host a webinar tonight on disenfranchisement and possible responses.
Rep. George Santos facing House Ethics investigation of campaign, alleged misconduct
The embattled millennial GOP congressman is under bipartisan review just two months into his first term.
Vanessa Bryant, widow of Kobe, awarded $29M in crash photos lawsuit
A federal judge in Los Angeles County has awarded additional monies to the 40-year-old philanthropist following a smaller judgment last year.
Br Howard Studivant, OSB, last surviving member of early interracial monastery, dead at 87
A veteran religious brother who served in one of the first interracial religious communities in America has succumbed to illness in Indiana.