Former GOP congressman George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, faces prison sentence
The 36-year-old was expelled from the House in December 2023 after being charged with deceiving campaign supporters and members of Congress.
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Royce White, NBA pro turned GOP populist, wins Minnesota primary for Senate
The far-right Black Catholic, formerly of the Houston Rockets, is the nation's first upper-chamber candidate born in the 1990s.
Garvaundo Hamilton, award-winning singer and former Jesuit, dead at 36
The Jamaica native, who collapsed after a performance in early August, studied stateside as a seminarian and won the 2020 Karaoke World Championship.
Jackson councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns ahead of bribery guilty plea
The Mississippi Black Catholic was indicted Wednesday after accepting benefits from undercover FBI agents in exchange for political favors.
Dominique Dawes, gymnast supreme, gets bronze statue in hometown
The 47-year-old former gymnast was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal and the first to win gold at three Olympics.
Do Canadian Catholic bishops care about anti-Black racism?
Tamika Royes addresses the elephant in the room as a Black Catholic looking for Church leadership on the issue of discrimination in Canada.
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties found guilty in California hate crime murder
The 26-year-old college dropout was found to have killed his former high school classmate, Blaze Bernstein, following a hookup app encounter in 2018.
Review: 'Kidnapped' tells sordid Catholic tale with drama, flair, and perhaps a bone to pick
The infamous Mortara Affair is centered in the Italian-language Cannes pick, which puts the Church hierarchy on trial for its sins of the past.
Black Catholics shine in wild week at 2024 Paris Olympics
Athletes across several sports (and the diaspora) have set records, shattered expectations, and brought glory to their home countries—and to God.
Gail Lumet Buckley, Black family history chronicler, dead at 86
The journalist and writer, daughter to actress Lena Horne, eschewed Hollywood to document her family history in a number of well-received books.
Interview: Danielle Brown, National Eucharistic Congress speaker and anti-racism advocate with U.S. bishops
Briana Jansky spoke with her on the topic of renewal in ministry, the topic of her address at the NEC in July.
Fr Louis J. Twomey: Jesuit, activist, and ally to Dr. Martin Luther King
In a newly discovered 1974 interview, a New Orleans activist calls the Jesuit priest an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
Homily from Cardinal Wilton Gregory at the 2024 Outreach Conference in Washington
The nation's African-American cardinal celebrated Mass for the annual LGBTQ+ Catholic gathering, which took place this year at Georgetown University.
'We are Black and Catholic': 2024 Joint Conference gathers clergy, religious in Louisville for synodal action
The annual event brings together organizations comprising U.S. Black Catholic clergy, religious brothers, women religious, deacons, and seminarians.
Simone Biles wins all-around gold at 2024 Paris Olympics
At 27, she is the second-oldest champion in the event and has won more Olympic gymnastics medals than any American in history.
From a funeral to a wedding: The joy-filled homegoing of Fr Norman Fischer
Ali Mumbach reflects on a powerful display of love and remembrance for a Black Catholic priest gone long too soon.