Xavier University of Louisiana taps Ochsner Health for joint medical school
The nation's Catholic HBCU is moving forward with plans for a medical school, which will be a partnership with a major local nonprofit health system.
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Keenan Anderson and King's 'Other America'
Efran Menny reflects on the tragedy of Keenan Anderson's death at the hands of LA police in early January.
Celestina Cordero, the Black Catholic 'Maestra' of education in Puerto Rico
The mother of public education in Puerto Rico was a Black Catholic born in the late 18th century. She died on this day in 1862.
St. Benedict the Moor in Manhattan sold to Taiwanese billionaire
The first Black Catholic parish north of the Mason-Dixon line has been sold by the Archdiocese of New York.
The saintly Black Catholics who paved the way for MLK
Ralph Moore Jr. touts the legacies of African American Catholics on the path to sainthood, and how several of them paved the way for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I believe Fr Martin Maria de Porres Ward, OFM Conv. should be a saint. Here's why.
A Brazilian former seminarian who studied under an African-American priest now considered for canonization explains why he thinks his former mentor is worthy of the altars.
Ex-La. state legislator Karen Carter Peterson sentenced to 22 months for fraud
A former mainstay of Louisiana state politics has been sentenced in federal court after more than three years of controversy.
Sr M. Daniel Cooper, SSF of New Orleans dead at 94
A veteran member of the Sisters of the Holy Family has passed away in New Orleans after 75 years of religious life.
Appeal filed on closure of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Philadelphia
The City of Brotherly Love could soon lose one of its most historic churches—but parishioners and allies are pushing back.
Environmental and infrastructural racism is a human rights issues
Efran Menny explicates the need for governmental (and communal) solidarity in the realm of public works.
Mel Gibson nyxed from Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans
Following public backlash—and alleged threats—the disgraced Hollywood star will no longer roll in one of the city's largest Carnival events.
Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2023 edition)
A listing of Catholic MLK Day-related events in dioceses around the country.
Requiem for a pope emeritus
Nate Tinner-Williams on his takings in of a Funeral Mass for the ages, that of the retired Pope Benedict XVI.
The three African popes—who very possibly were Black
Ralph Moore Jr. muses on the intersection of Blackness and the papacy as the world mourns Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Rolling Stone's top 200 singers list features snubs, surprises, and several Black Catholics
A new list of history's top vocalists is sparking conversation for its adventurous takes and surprising omissions. Black Catholics are another interesting feature.
Toni Morrison exhibit opening in February at Princeton University
Toni Morrison, the late Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor, will be honored with a new months-long exhibit this year at Princeton University, the institution where she spent much of her later career. The school has announced that “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory” will run from February 22, 2023—