Blackness and the Paschal candle: A reflection
Shari Evans narrates her creative (and spiritual) process in designing Afrocentric Paschal candles for the historic "Black basilica" in Virginia.
Black women
Sr Thea Bowman Montessori School opening in Memphis this summer
The new project, named for a famed Black nun and saint-to-be, comes after years of Catholic school closures in the nation's largest Black city.
Lillian Boutté, international jazz and gospel singer, dead at 75
The Black Catholic musician from New Orleans recorded albums across continents and genres and starred Off-Broadway during a six-decade career.
Sr Marcia Hall elected superior general of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, nation's oldest Black Catholic order
The New Jersey native and former university administrator has been a member of the Oblates, the nation's oldest Black Catholic order, since 1998.
Saint Frances Academy, nation's oldest Black Catholic school, to open middle school in fall 2025
The historic Baltimore institution, founded by the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1828, announced the news earlier this month.
Charlene Roberts-Hayden, pioneering computer scientist and Black Catholic official, dead at 86
The Massachusetts native helped popularize a formerly top-secret coding language and later led the Black Catholic office in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Alexis Herman, from Jim Crow to first Black labor secretary, dead at 77
The White House pioneer from Alabama made inroads for inclusion in the national workforce and served as a high-ranking Democratic Party official.
Haitian immigrant dies in ICE custody
Marie Ange Blaise, 44, suffered chest pain before her death at a privately owned facility in Florida, her third stop in custody since February.
Interview: Cheyenne Johnson, who will make 3,000-mile trek on 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
The Black Catholic campus minister chats with Nate Tinner-Williams on her excitement for the journey and hunger to walk with Christ in a new way.
Meet the Black American who read at Pope Francis' funeral.
Kielce Gussie, a 28-year-old journalist from Florida with the Holy See, speaks on her historic appearance during the Requiem Mass in Vatican City.
Goodbye, Francis, pope of mercy
Tamika Royes remembers the pontiff who inspired her to embrace her Catholic spirituality as faith demanding justice and outreach.
Texas governor calls special election for vacant U.S. House seat sought by Black Catholics
A delayed November race will leave the Houston area's Democratic-heavy 18th congressional district without representation for eight months.
Review: 'Catholics for the Common Good' is Catholic social teaching in lived experience
Lori Stanley reviews the latest book from Daryl Grigsby, on the lives of three dozen modern Catholics embodying faith in action.
Sister Thea Bowman Conference celebrates Black Catholic saint-to-be in Washington
The event was held at Servant of God Thea Bowman's alma mater, the Catholic University of America, and highlighted her remarkable life and legacy.
Mia Love, first Black female Republican or Haitian American in Congress, dead at 49
Once an upstart Black conservative voice in national politics, Love faded from view after opposing Donald Trump's 2016 White House campaign.
Two Black Catholics running to fill Texas' vacant U.S. House seat
Former Houston City Councilman Amanda Edwards and Isaiah Martin will face the already heavily endorsed Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee.