Pew study on Black Catholics reveals disaffiliation, vibrancy
Pew has released a deep dive into a sub-section of its 2021 study on Black faith, and the results reveal troubling trends alongside notes of growth.
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Podcast on racism debuts next week from USCCB's Catholic News Service
The US bishops' news bureau will soon debut its second podcast in 6 months, covering racism in the history of the Catholic Church.
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.
'Needless controversy and confusion': CUA president cancels George Floyd icon following second theft
CUA's president John Garvey has changed course, all but precluding the possibility of a third George Floyd icon being installed at the school following right-wing controversy.
Dr. Nicole Symmonds selected for Sacred Writes fellowship with National Catholic Reporter
A Black Catholic scholar out of Georgia will soon be writing on pop culture for the nation's progressive independent Catholic newspaper.
New fellowship at Villanova honors pioneering Black nun
The first Black nun to head a Catholic parish is now the namesake of a graduate student fellowship at her alma mater.
XULA named top HBCU for social mobility
The nation's Black Catholic university is once again ranking well, this time for getting Black graduates into at least the middle class.
George Floyd icon stolen from Catholic University of America, minimized by administration
A newly controversial image at the bishops' college in DC, depicting George Floyd as Jesus, has caused internet furor and university damage control.
Remembering Claver College—the nation's second Black Catholic college
You might not know it, but at one point in history, there were two Black Catholic colleges operating in the United States, funded by the same saintly nun.
National Black Catholic Congress young adult webinar series continues December 6th
The next entry in a webinar series from young Black Catholic academics will tackle the topic of Black Lives Matter in the context of the Catholic Church.
Interview: New podcast on Fr Clarence Rivers—the father of Black Catholic liturgy
Cincinnati's first Black priest, who also spearheaded the liturgical side of the Black Catholic Movement, is the subject of a podcast launched over the summer.
Black Catholic scholars help launch 'Queer Catholic Theologians of Color' project
Last month in Chicago, a group of Catholic scholars launched a new group centering LGBTQ Catholic voices in the struggle against injustice.
'Leaning into the future God has for us': Atlanta's Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church nearing goal for $3M capital campaign
Atlanta's "Mother Church for Black Catholics", more than a century old, is looking to expand and is looking for donors.
Black Catholic Theological Symposium names new board, convener
The newly elected board for the nation's Black Catholic Theology group features an interdisciplinary crop of scholars from Chicago, Los Angeles, and beyond.
Gloria Purvis named inaugural fellow at Notre Dame pro-life office
Good deeds are going unpunished in South Bend—rewarded in fact, as Gloria Purvis is appointed to a pro-life fellowship aimed at centering racial justice in the Church.
Al Raboteau to be laid to rest tomorrow morning in livestreamed ceremony
Funeral arrangements have been announced for a famed Princeton professor who helped shape multiple movements—including the Black Catholic one.