Reflection: Black Catholics should see Malcolm X as 'a hero'
Gunnar Gundersen reflects on the witness of Malcolm X as a fiercely pro-Black advocate who was once honored as such by a future Catholic saint.
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Black Catholics reflect on racism and resistance in webinar from Knights of Peter Claver
A cross-section of Black Catholic leaders met on Saturday to discuss the ongoing struggle against racism in and outside the Catholic Church.
Sisters of Charity Federation acknowledges slaveholding in new statement
14 congregations of women religious in the US have newly detailed their connection to the enslavement—and, at times, the selling—of African Americans in the 1800s.
Annual gala honoring Chicago's Black Catholic founder set for March 5th
A Chicago public park in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable was announced 35 years ago. It is still yet to come, and a local nonprofit aims to be the change.
America's Black Holocaust Museum, founded in Milwaukee by a Catholic, reopening physically after 13 years
The nation's only major museum dedicated to the experience of anti-Blackness in America is returning to in-person status after more than a decade of financial struggle.
CTU hosting webinar Thursday on 'Black Catholic exodus'
African-American Catholics are leaving the Church like clockwork, and a virtual event this week out of Chicago will aim to address the phenomenon head-on.
Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series rocking this month in St Augustine, Florida
A historic Black Catholic fort in North Florida is raising funds for a reconstructed model of its former glory with a music fest for Black History Month.
CUA to host Thea Bowman lecture on Tuesday from Fr Manuel Williams, CR
The legacy of the nation's most recent Black saint-to-be will be on display at her alma mater Tuesday, with a lecture from a priest who knew her personally.
A rock befitting St. Peter's: Samuel Henderson, a Black Catholic hero in the 1878 Memphis plague
The fame of a certain 19th-century Black Catholic handyman is well known in his native Memphis, but his death in 1907 was perhaps only the beginning of his story.
National Black Catholic Congress president Campbell fetes new Black archbishop of Louisville
The president of the National Black Catholic Congress is sending well wishes to the nation's fourth African-American archbishop in history.
Historic Anatok plantation, birthplace of Daniel Rudd, demolished by archdiocese
A historic site for Black Catholicism in northern Kentucky has gone the way of much of Black history, demolished this week in favor of nearby facility expansions.
Reflection: Knowledge of Black history is essential to Black Catholic heritage
An African-American Josephite priest in Los Angeles reminds Black Catholics that amidst repressive legislation, the true teaching of history remains key.
Opinion: The pro-life movement has some explaining to do
Alessandra Harris explains how the pro-life movement has tarnished its own image by supporting anti-Blackness and erasing Black maternal concerns.
Bishop Shelton Fabre named next Archbishop of Louisville
One of the nation's two Black ordinaries has been tapped to head the Archdiocese of Louisville, making history as the first-ever non-White person in the role.
Catholic groups join call for African-American slavery reparations in new letter to Congress
Hundreds of national groups, including Catholic religious orders, have signed on to a statement urging the government to finally pay slavery descendants their due.
National Black Catholic Congress young adults webinar series airing final episode on Monday
The fourth and final episode of a series showcasing the perspective of young Black Catholic academics will air next week.