Sought in pilgrimage, Venerable Augustus Tolton is still inspiring faith and justice.
Linda Lysakowski recounts a recent trip to the birthplace of and commemorative sites honoring the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
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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.
It's time to wake up: The Catholic Church needs women deacons now.
Daryl Grigsby on the burning need for ordained female ministry to honor Christian tradition and enliven a stagnant, monolithic permanent diaconate.
When the true assembly begins: Africa meets the Indigenous on a journey of healing
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI, on a powerful experience of encounter and meditation with First Nations elders in Canada.
'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.
When God spoke to me in a dream, I listened.
Sister of the Holy Family Charlotte Rubit recounts an experience hearing from God in a way never expected, yet much needed in her life of faith.
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
Cardinal Dolan, can an unrepentant racist really be a saint?
Daryl Grigsby on the prominent Catholic prelate's likening of the late Charlie Kirk, an unabashed racist Republican, to St. Paul the Apostle.
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.
It's time to fire President Trump.
Dorothy Dempsey assesses the White House eight months into the second reign of the Republican New Yorker.