Black Catholic wins Goldman Environmental Prize
The world's top environmental prize has gone to a Black Catholic in St. James Parish, Louisiana, an area beset by cancer risks from loosely regulated chemical plants.
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570 executed and counting: A Pentecost season reflection
Michael Howard of Eat the Scroll Ministry offers a reflection on the execution of another child of God in America, the first under the Biden administration.
National Black Catholic Congress seeking information from U.S. Black seminarians
Know a Black seminarian? The National Black Catholic Congress and National Black Catholic Seminarians Association would like to as well.
'He came to my home': a poem (ft. Henry Hampton)
As the 1987 Civil Rights doc "Eyes on the Prize" airs and streams for a limited time on PBS, a poem from a former classmate of Henry Hampton, Jr., the series' creator.
Black Catholics on display in run-up to Tokyo Olympics
Black Catholics aplenty have spent the last year or more preparing for the 2021 Summer Olympics, and things are beginning to heat up.
Dr. Clint Smith III's "How the Word Is Passed" tops NYT Bestseller List
A Black Catholic has topped the nation's premier bestseller list with a book on the deep history of chattel slavery in the United States.
Josephite seminarians making first profession on Sunday
The nation's only order of priests dedicated to serving African-Americans will have two newly-professed members come Sunday.
New African-American priest in New Orleans already making waves
New Orleans' newest Black priest, Fr Ajani Gibson, managed to go viral twice within the first 36 hours of his priesthood. He's just getting started.
Reflection: Who is Mary in the life of a social justice advocate?
Dr. Valerie D. Lewis-Mosley offers a reflection on the life and witness of the Virgin Mary as a model for activism in the present day.
Gloria Purvis to speak at American Solidarity Party national convention June 25th-27th
The American Solidarity Party is gearing up to host speakers from around the globe covering topics of interest to Whole Life voters. Gloria Purvis will be among them.
Black bishops were among signatories on letter cautioning denial of Eucharist to politicians
The bombshell letter between US bishops, asking USCCB president +Gomez to slow down on Eucharistic denial proceedings, has been leaked in its entirety.
All things Gloria Purvis: an interview on faith, Catholic media, surviving 2020, and her new podcast
Gloria Purvis is back on the airwaves after nearly half a year away. She recently sat down with Alessandra Harris to discuss her journey from finance to the forefront of Catholic media.
Reflection: The Sacred Heart Beats For LGBT Catholics
As Pride Month brings out the usual hardline rejection of LGBT people by many in the Church, Stephen Staten offers a corrective based on his own experience as a gay Catholic.
Memorial scholarship in honor of Sgt Walter V. Springs re-established at Regis University
The almost forgotten story of a Black Catholic army sergeant murdered by a fellow serviceman is gaining new life in the form of a revived scholarship at his Jesuit alma mater.
Priestly Potshots: Bishop Barron speaks his mind
Bishop Robert Barron's apparent foray into a Facebook comments section has caused considerable controversy as he prepares to release Gloria Purvis' Word on Fire series on racism.
Black sisters back voting rights protections currently stalled in Congress
The National Black Sisters' Conference has linked arms with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to express support for voter protections in a time of siege.