Fr George Burden, SSJ dies at 81 in Michigan
The Josephites buried a veteran Black priest of their community early this month, the sixth member to pass in the past year.
Applications open for Fairfield University's new access-oriented Bridgeport campus
A Jesuit university has plans to shake up higher education access in Connecticut. Things are moving right ahead, despite some local opposition.
Fr Michael Pfleger cleared of latest child sex abuse allegation
Chicago's resident celebrity priest has been cleared of accusations for the fourth time in two years.
Exclusive: Kirk Whalum on Catholic conversion, gospel jazz, and finding identity in God—on sax
One of the most popular instrumentalists in American music talks with Nate Tinner-Williams about his 40-year career and his recent journey to the Catholic faith.
Fr Wilbur Thomas, first Black Catholic priest in Western North Carolina, dead at 75
A founding clergyman of the Diocese of Charlotte has passed away from cancer after nearly 50 years of priestly ministry.
The mysterious Black woman in the eyes of Our Lady of Guadalupe
When one digs deeply into the Marian image revealed to St. Juan Diego and Bishop Juan Zumárraga, OFM in 1531, a distinctly Black Catholic narrative emerges. Nate Tinner-Williams dives in.
Institute for Black Catholic Studies receives national Catholic history award
Xavier University of Louisiana's summer institute dedicated to the study of Black Catholicism has received a prestigious award from the American Catholic Historical Association.
Pope Francis names La. Black Catholic priest a monsignor
Rothell Price is the newest Chaplain of His Holiness, and the first African American to receive the historic title in a year and a half.
Emile Adams, oldest US Catholic deacon, dead at 100
The nation's oldest Catholic deacon, an African-American transplant from New Orleans to Los Angeles, will be funeralized in California on Saturday.
Catholic trans-affirmation statement gains African-American signatories
Drs. M. Shawn Copeland and Craig A. Ford Jr. are supporting a statement on Catholic transgender justice following new restrictive policies in several US dioceses.
Interview: Fr Chris Kellerman, SJ on his new book 'All Oppression Shall Cease', covering Catholic slavery and abolitionism
A Jesuit priest discusses his new book, covering a familiar topic and including the perspectives, stories, and holy resistance of Black Catholics.
Reflection: The life and afterlife of Claude Newman, Black death row inmate who saw the Blessed Virgin
Marian apparitions in the United States are all but non-existent, but one Black Mississippian born this day in 1923 may have broken the mold. Nate Tinner-Williams explores.
'They should resist and not walk away': Pope Francis exhorts African-American Catholic community in new interview
The Holy Father's continued focus on racism was on display in an interview this month with America Magazine, in which he shared his thoughts on various topics—including Black Catholics.
Knights of Peter Claver establish first-ever seminary council
The nation's premier Black Catholic fraternal order has partnered anew with the religious society that founded them, creating a council at their seminary in DC.
Xavier University of Louisiana launching NAIA soccer in 2023
After a 16-year absence, intercollegiate soccer is returning to New Orleans at the hands of the nation's Catholic HBCU.
Interview: Dr. Vincent W. Lloyd, on his new book 'Black Dignity'
A Black professor from Villanova has a new book out on Black philosophical underpinnings in the modern struggle for justice. Nate TInner-Williams interviews.