60 days later: Introspection is needed on White Catholic rejection of Kamala Harris
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
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Cardinal Robert McElroy succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington
The 70-year-old Bishop of San Diego is, like the lone African-American cardinal, one of Pope Francis' most trusted allies among U.S. prelates.
New Orleans car attacker had Black Creole roots in Louisiana
Shamsud-din Jabbar descended from Louisiana African Americans and practiced Islam in his youth before being radicalized as an adult.
'Gladiator II' review: A troubling exercise in empire
Nate Tinner-Williams writes that the ennobling of global European rule leaves something to be desired in the long-anticipated sequel to a classic.
Black Beaumont native kills 14 in New Orleans car attack
The African-American perpetrator was radicalized in a form of Islamist extremism and had an ISIS flag on his rented vehicle.
St. Martin de Porres and the call of the supernatural
Briana Jansky on the life of the New World's only Black Catholic saint and those seeking more than the eye can see.
Remembrance and the Antiquities Act: A Biblical injunction
Alexander Walton on the need to protect America's natural and cultural treasures before it's too late.
St. Louis' Lwanga Center board secretly dissolved, stripped of duties
The 46-year-old archdiocesan Black Catholic office was effectively commandeered in June, just days after an annual celebration of its work.
Charleston parish plans renovation, African-American cultural center
The 186-year-old congregation is central to the history of Charleston Black Catholics, and is the only Black parish left in the city limits.
Donna Grimes, Black Catholic advocate with U.S. bishops, dead at 68
The longtime head of African-American Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was involved in various justice-oriented causes.
Beloved Philadelphia priest Addisalem Mekonnen dead at 42
The Ethiopian-born Catholic clergyman died suddenly at his residence shortly just days before Christmas.
President Joe Biden commutes (almost) all of federal death row
The historic move comes after years of advocacy on the part of activists, clergy, politicians, and even the pope.
Poem: A LIFE WORTH LIVING
Every life is a life worth living. A special gift from God. No matter what the circumstances. It must be held in high regard. There are many battles in life. That makes you stumble and fall. But the will of God makes you stand up tall. For the life you
This Advent, I am mourning the loss of Black men.
Tamika Royes on tragedy, mental health, and the unseen struggle of the male diaspora in North America.
Servant of God Thea Bowman statue to be blessed at Jackson cathedral
The life-size bronzework, a gift from the Catholic bishops of Mississippi and Alabama, was created by a local artist who completed it in October.
Justin Farr to be ordained transitional deacon in Nashville
One of the nation's roughly 30 African-American Catholic seminarians will receive Holy Orders this weekend at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.