Fr Bill Norvel, SSJ, first African-American male superior general, dead at 90
The Mississippi-born priest combated racism, spread Black Catholic liturgy, and served as the first Black male superior general in U.S. history.
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Plaque honoring Bishop Joseph Howze, first openly Black U.S. ordinary, to be dedicated in Biloxi
The ceremony will follow a Mass celebrated by Bishop Louis Kihneman III at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, a historically Black parish.
Dr. Xavier Cole named president of Loyola University New Orleans
Louisiana's only Jesuit university has appointed its first non-White president, a Mississippi-raised Catholic who currently serves at Marquette.
What is the Blackest diocese in America? It depends.
Ever wondered which diocese has the highest percentage of Black Catholics. With the help of some data from 2016, we might just have the answer.