Xavier University of Louisiana is a 2024 national champ in cheer and triple jump
XULA Gold Rush cheer is national champs for the second time in three years and Seth Alexander, a senior from Arnaudville, has gone back-to-back.
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The Baltimore Archdiocese proposes closing 40 churches. A fourth are Black.
Most of Charm City's historic Black Catholic parishes are on the chopping block in an archdiocese mired in legal troubles due to clerical sex abuse.
How one San Francisco Catholic school interfaces with bullying—even as it evolves
Once a perceived hotbed for racism and homophobia, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep has made strides even as bullying evolves worldwide in the digital age.
Dorothy Day at the 1976 Eucharistic Congress: Work for peace, not war.
A future saint of solidarity speaks from the afterlife on the conundrums of U.S. Catholicism and a pathway toward Eucharistic peace.
On the brink of a Fantasy America, vote for a civilized world.
Dorothy Dempsey explains how a false reality created by former President Donald Trump could doom the country once again.
Sr Mary Antona Ebo inspires us to 'tell our story'.
Dr. Alice Prince reflects on a recent event commemorating the life and legacy of one of America's most prominent Black Catholic nuns.
Ed Dwight going to space 60 years after (almost) becoming first Black astronaut
Ed Dwight Jr. was rejected by NASA in the 1960s, but will now head toward the stars as part of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space tourist program.
New film shares personal letters of Venerable Augustus Tolton
CHICAGO — A new documentary on Venerable Augustus Tolton features personal letters from the pioneering Black Catholic priest, to be shared publicly for the first time upon the film’s release in June. A private screening of “Tolton Speaks: The Life and Letters of Fr. Augustus Tolton” was held in February
New Vatican doc on human dignity draws mixed reaction from Black Catholics
Theologians, bishops, and a transgender Black Catholic have responded to the latest bombshell declaration from the Church's doctrinal office.
2024 National Black Catholic Women's Gathering comes to Louisville July 26-28
The event, led by the National Black Sisters' Conference, will take place just before the annual Black Catholic Joint Conference in the same city.
Review: Donyale Luna doc gives due to Black Catholic fashion pioneer
An HBO Max film released in the fall showcases the nation's first Black supermodel, a troubled and triumphant Detroit-born force who broke barriers.
St. Louis to fete 100th birthday of Sr Mary Antona Ebo, 'Sister of Selma'
Black Catholic groups in Missouri will celebrate the late African-American nun and activist with a centennial Mass and honorary presentation.
Prayer vigil set for victims of Baltimore bridge collapse
Fr Ako Walker, a Redemptorist from Trinidad, will lead a candlelight prayer service at his Latino immigrant parish, Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Ricky Malebranche to be ordained to the transitional diaconate in Virginia
The 36-year-old George Mason graduate formerly worked in counseling and has studied at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Maryland since 2019.
Raquel Willis, Catholic-raised Black trans activist, promotes memoir in San Francisco
The former Bay Area resident spoke of the travails of transgender life in the current U.S. climate, and the irresistible urge to be one's true self.
Black groups react to controversial new U.S. census guidelines
Afro-Latino advocates and those fighting for descendants of American slavery have found fault in the new changes from the Biden administration.