'God will give you strength': Phila. archbishop reacts to fire that destroyed Catholic school on Tuesday
One firefighter was injured in the blaze at the significantly Black Catholic school, and the cause is still under investigation.
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NOLA mayor LaToya Cantrell avoids recall vote
Following successive scandals and investigations, the prominent Black Catholic survived a months-long effort to trigger a special election.
Bishop Fernand Cheri III, OFM of New Orleans, noted liturgist and preacher, dead at 71
The internationally known Black Catholic prelate had served as the Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans since 2015.
Ed Cooley named new head coach of Georgetown basketball
A Black Catholic coach will once again lead the Hoyas in DC, with a hire made official on Monday.
Puerto Rico archdiocese to commemorate slavery abolition on Wednesday
Relics and an icon of St. Josephina Bakhita will be installed in the San Juan cathedral to mark the occasion.
Georgetown students push back after hate crime investigation yields disappointing results
After 10 months, missed deadlines, and the mysterious loss of crucial security footage, an investigation failed to achieve justice for a Black student on the Catholic campus in DC.
St. Joan of Arc School in New Orleans set to close
It will be the second Black Catholic school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to be shuttered in the past year-plus.
'Antwone Fisher' and the call of Black healing in America
20 years after its release, a classic Black biopic gets a second look and analysis from Efran Menny.
President Biden issues executive order on gun control
The move comes nine months after the nation's first major gun control legislation in 30 years.
What's in a name: Black American descendants of slavery and the quest for a distinct ethnic designation
Dr. Patrick Rogers argues that "flat Blackness" is insufficient for socioeconomic analysis in America, and that it's imperative for descendants of slavery to speak out.
Musical on Servant of God Thea Bowman to headline commemorative week in Wisconsin
Black Catholic multidisciplinary artist ValLimar Jansen will perform at Viterbo University, Bowman's alma mater in La Crosse.
Voting is sacred. Thus, we must unite in the fight to preserve access.
Jeanné Lewis explains her connection to the voting rights struggle, and how all people of goodwill—including public servants—must act now.
Black Catholic foundress Mary Lange takes new step toward sainthood
Black Baltimore's saint-to-be may soon be declared "Venerable", according to the superior of her historic order of Black nuns.
'I am deeply troubled': Rep. Adriano Espaillat on reports of Biden soon reinstating migrant family detention
Recent decisions on the border from the Biden administration have riled Democratic colleagues who say Trump-era policies should remain in the past.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Gloria Purvis to help lead pro-life prayer vigil in Maryland
Two of the nation's most prominent pro-life Black Catholics will join the bishops of Maryland for a prayer service Thursday in the capital city.
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington to dedicate new building April 16
One of Kentucky's oldest Black Catholic parishes will solemnize a new building after years of planning and 18 months of construction.