20 years later, Kevin Willmott's 'CSA' still speaks—and warns of a darker America.
Matt Memrick interviews the veteran filmmaker and Black Catholic whose acclaimed mockumentary cut to the heart of America's Confederate past.
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What Malcolm X can teach us about Black Catholic evangelization
Dcn Tim Tilghman on how the insights of a Black Muslim can show Black Catholics a new way to display their faith in the 21st-century community.
Where to find a Catholic Kwanzaa event (2025 edition)
The celebration of Kwanzaa is near, lasting annually from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Each day of the commemoration highlights one of the Nguzo Saba (Swahili for “Seven Principles), a series of values important to the Black community stateside and abroad. The celebration was first envisioned by Dr. Maulana Karenga,
Podcast: Dr. John F. Leeke and Ananda Leeke on the divine work of DEI
A father-daughter duo explores the intersection of faith and DEI, the role of wellness in promoting inclusion, and the historical context of DEI.
Why a Denver priest was wrong to treat Black Catholic hymnals like garbage
Dr. M. Roger Holland II on the racist errors that caused a significantly Black parish in Colorado to lose a hallmark of African-American liturgy.
Review: Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt's 'Black and Catholic' is a tour de force in African-American sociology
Rana Irby calls the book a corrective to an academic corpus that has far too often forgotten the nation's 3 million U.S. Black Catholics.
White Christians' fear of Black people is dangerous. A notable Catholic fueled the hysteria.
Alessandra Harris on the persistent racist ideas about African-American crime and how a famous professor's crusade helped enhance the hate.
Dominican-born priest Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez named Bishop of Palm Beach
The 51-year-old, quadrilingual Latino priest has served in the Diocese of Brooklyn since 2009 and is notably outspoken on various social issues.
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Happy Advent! We are exactly one week from Christmas. In the Church’s liturgy, we have entered the days of the “O Antiphons”—the intense final stretch when we call out for the Messiah to come. We ask Him to come as Wisdom, as the Leader of the House of
Pope Leo XIV named to Vogue's 2025 'Best Dressed People' list
The 70-year-old pope is the first to be named to the prestigious fashion list, partly an ode to his return to certain papal vestment traditions.
New York assemblywoman Amanda Septimo joins race to unseat AIPAC-backed Rep. Ritchie Torres
The Afro-Latina Catholic is one of several Democrats challenging Torres in the 15th district, lately a hub for pro-Israel messaging from Torres.
University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel under investigation following football fallout
The Black Catholic administrator has faced criticism for an alleged lack of institutional control, spotlighted by a new scandal this month.
Upcoming historical marker will honor Fr Clarence Rivers, 'father of Black Catholic liturgy'
He was the first Black priest in the Cincinnati Archdiocese and the first Black Catholic liturgist to compose African-American sacred music.
Immaculate Heart of Mary will be latest Black Catholic church to close in Louisville
The announcement came in late November for the 72-year-old African-American parish, which has seen controversy and decline in recent years.
U.S. Catholic leaders are succumbing to White Christian nationalism. What is the solution?
Efran Menny on the increasingly fraught experience of American Catholicism as it leans into White supremacy in an era of unchecked racial rage.
Poet-academic Airea 'Dee' Matthews named provost of Bryn Mawr College
The 53-year-old former Philadelphia Poet Laureate, known for two award-winning books, co-chairs the school's creative writing department.