Xavier University of Louisiana to kick off yearlong centennial celebrations
The nation's first and only Catholic HBCU, XULA was founded in 1925 by St. Katharine Drexel and her Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Where to find a Catholic MLK event (2025 edition)
A national listing of Church-relevant events honoring the life and legacy of the African-American martyr slain for the cause of civil rights.
Marcus Freeman first Black coach in FBS football national championship
The 39-year-old Black Catholic led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a semifinal win in the newly expanded College Football Playoff on Thursday.
Conference on Servant of God Thea Bowman set for March in D.C.
The event will be held at the Catholic University of America, the alma mater and former teaching post of the Black Catholic saint-to-be.
Sr Veronica Higgins, Carmelite known for advocacy, dead at 74
The African-American Catholic convert served the special needs community after years as a Catholic school educator in OKC.
Podcast: Fr John McKenzie on modern urban Catholic evangelization (BCM show #14)
The African-American Catholic priest in Detroit shares on his life of faith as well as the triumphs and trials of inner-city outreach in the modern U.S. Church.
60 days later: Introspection is needed on White Catholic rejection of Kamala Harris
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
Cardinal Robert McElroy succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington
The 70-year-old Bishop of San Diego is, like the lone African-American cardinal, one of Pope Francis' most trusted allies among U.S. prelates.
New Orleans car attacker had Black Creole roots in Louisiana
Shamsud-din Jabbar descended from Louisiana African Americans and practiced Islam in his youth before being radicalized as an adult.
'Gladiator II' review: A troubling exercise in empire
Nate Tinner-Williams writes that the ennobling of global European rule leaves something to be desired in the long-anticipated sequel to a classic.
Black Beaumont native kills 14 in New Orleans car attack
The African-American perpetrator was radicalized in a form of Islamist extremism and had an ISIS flag on his rented vehicle.
St. Martin de Porres and the call of the supernatural
Briana Jansky on the life of the New World's only Black Catholic saint and those seeking more than the eye can see.
Remembrance and the Antiquities Act: A Biblical injunction
Alexander Walton on the need to protect America's natural and cultural treasures before it's too late.
St. Louis' Lwanga Center board secretly dissolved, stripped of duties
The 46-year-old archdiocesan Black Catholic office was effectively commandeered in June, just days after an annual celebration of its work.
Charleston parish plans renovation, African-American cultural center
The 186-year-old congregation is central to the history of Charleston Black Catholics, and is the only Black parish left in the city limits.
Donna Grimes, Black Catholic advocate with U.S. bishops, dead at 68
The longtime head of African-American Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was involved in various justice-oriented causes.