Washington School for Girls breaks ground on $25M expansion
The 25-year-old Black Catholic institution, currently split between two campuses in Southeast D.C., hopes to complete the new build by November 2025.
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'Mass of the Ages', part 3: Cherry-picked, choppy, but charming at times
The last iteration in the pro-Latin Mass documentary trilogy is more of the same, featuring one side and flawed logic, but has a few bright spots.
Xavier University of Louisiana unveils name of forthcoming medical school with Ochsner Health
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine is still years from accepting students, but stakeholders gathered for a signing ceremony this week in New Orleans.
Rep. Ritchie Torres brings bill to place antisemitism monitors on college campuses
The young Democrat, largely funded by the pro-Israel lobby, is cosponsoring the COLUMBIA Act with a GOP congressman from his native New York.
Restorative justice conference sparks synodal dialogue in San Diego
Over 100 practitioners, formerly incarcerated persons, bishops, and other ministers gathered to promote themes of healing and mercy in criminal justice.
'We are Clavers': How I saw the Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver's Central States District conference
Dorothy Dempsey reflects on a fraternal event that drew hundreds to St. Louis for a time of service, fellowship, and spiritual reflection.
Lawsuit alleges bullying of Afro-Latino pupil at N.J. Catholic school
The civil rights case describes racist bullying at Saint Joseph Regional School in Somers Point—including mistreatment by a Catholic nun.
Candace Owens converts to Catholicism
The long-expected move comes amid familiar controversy for the young Black conservative pundit based in Nashville.
Descendants of Jesuit enslavement launch new research nonprofit
The Descendants of Jesuit Enslavement Historical & Genealogical Society seeks to shine a light on enslavement in the world's largest religious order.
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.
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.