Catholic sculptor Edmonia Lewis to receive official US postage stamp
A new stamp from the US Postal Service will honor a Black Catholic sculptor who spent much of her career gaining accolades in Rome.
'The true voice of the Church was only to be found within the basilica': Cardinal Wilton Gregory rebukes pro-choice Catholics' shocking protest
Following a pro-abortion stunt involving light projections onto the DC basilica during Mass, the nation's Black cardinal has issued a response.
Black Catholics scheduled to speak at Catholic Campus Ministry Association conference in May
Announcements for conference season are heating up, and the latest in the Catholic world involves a number of prominent African-American speakers.
Commentary: The story of Homer Plessy, a recently-pardoned Black Catholic hero
Homer Plessy was pardoned earlier this month for his crime of boarding a Whites-only streetcar 130 years ago. His legacy lives on in more ways than one.
Black religious sisters release new voting rights statement alongside LCWR
The National Black Sisters' Conference has once again spoken out in support of voting rights protections currently stalled in the Senate.
Black Catholic named new Philadelphia Poet Laureate
An award-winning poet and professor in the City of Brotherly Love has received a high honor from the city for her artistic achievement.
Fr Peter Weiss, SSJ, head of campus ministry at St Augustine High in New Orleans, dead at 70
A Josephite known for his service to St Augustine High and the local community, has passed away suddenly in New Orleans.
Pair of Black Catholic rappers jointly release new EP 'Catacomb Muzik'
A new release from John Levi and RabelzTheMC is kicking off a new Black Catholic rap album series.
Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2022 edition)
A nationwide listing of Catholic MLK Day events in dioceses around the country.
2 Black Catholic schools closing permanently in New Orleans and Mobile
A pair of African-American schools in two of the Blackest archdiocese in the country are slated to close at the end of the current school year.
Knights of Peter Claver hosting webinar today on human trafficking
The nation's Black Catholic fraternal order is again revisiting the invisible pandemic of human trafficking, with an event today featuring experts in Los Angeles.
LaNiyah Murphy, of St Sabina anti-violence group in Chicago, shot and killed at 20
A prominent young Black Catholic activist in Chicago has been shot dead following a dispute Tuesday evening on the South Side.
Opinion: The Catholic Church is covering up anti-Black racism
BCM editor Nate Tinner-Williams gives his take on abuse, racism, and the upcoming 2023 Synod of Bishops.
Fr Paul Williams, OFM dead at 70
An African-American Franciscan priest, best known for his ministry with Black Catholics in South Carolina and Delaware, has died unexpectedly in Maryland.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of DC tests positive for COVID-19
The nation's boosted Black cardinal has contracted the deadly Coronavirus, reporting no symptoms as of Friday evening.
Amanda Gorman releases poem for New Year's Day 2022
The Black Catholic poet supreme is back to end the year the way she started it: with an epic poem lamenting discord and celebrating light.