The 2025 Fr Chester P. Smith National Black Catholic Men's Conference is set for Sept. 4-7 in New Orleans, bringing the annual gathering back to the Crescent City for the first time in 15 years. The event, to be held at the Hilton Riverside Hotel, is organized
The Rockford Diocese priest organized the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus in 1968 and was floated as a candidate for Archbishop of Washington.
The retired Catholic educator was the first tenured Black professor at the University of Minnesota and the school's first Black vice president.
XULA President Dr. C. Reynold Verret and Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine dean Dr. Leonardo Seoane spoke on the state of Black healthcare.
Bishop Roy Campbell of Washington joined in opposing the budget reconciliation for its positions against migrants, welfare, and the environment.
The young Black Catholic previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates and will face incumbent Jason Miyares, a Trump ally, in November.
The former high school counselor is one of several U.S.-born Black Catholic seminarians who has received Holy Orders within the past year.
The Ugandan-born priest, who immigrated in 2007, has administered the diocese since the unexpected death of Bishop Mario Dorsonville in 2024.
The Harlem activist was the first Black chair of the House Ways and Means Committee before an unceremonious exit after facing ethics charges.
Since 2021, the Catholic-raised academic has served as the first Black president of Louisiana State University.
The annual event will be led by retired Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry, who has led the Tolton cause for 15 years in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The Black Catholic D.C. native sat down with BCM to discuss culture, calling, and the need for greater commitment to evangelization.
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