Remembering Deacon Leonard Lockett, 'powerhouse' of Houston Black Catholics
Efran Menny reflects on his time knowing and learning from one of Houston's finest clergymen, who died in 2020.
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'We want them charged': Philadelphia community reeling after racist video from Catholic school students goes viral
Philadelphia’s largest all-girls Catholic school is embroiled in controversy this week after a racist video from students made the rounds on social media. Protesters took to the street outside of St. Hubert Catholic High on Wednesday morning. “I watched and I was completely confused that we still have so
What's the Blackest Catholic university in America?
For Catholic Schools Week, Nate Tinner-Williams analyzes the Black demographics of the nation's Catholic institutions of higher education.
Notre Dame webinar series will lead up to Tolton pilgrimage in April
The in-person event will coincide with the 169th birthday of Venerable Augustus Tolton—the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
Dr. Jaime Waters featured in new USCCB video series for Sunday of the Word of God
A Black Catholic scripture scholar from Boston College is one of several academics included in a new offering sponsored by the American Bible Society.
Xavier University of Louisiana taps Ochsner Health for joint medical school
The nation's Catholic HBCU is moving forward with plans for a medical school, which will be a partnership with a major local nonprofit health system.
Keenan Anderson and King's 'Other America'
Efran Menny reflects on the tragedy of Keenan Anderson's death at the hands of LA police in early January.
Celestina Cordero, the Black Catholic 'Maestra' of education in Puerto Rico
The mother of public education in Puerto Rico was a Black Catholic born in the late 18th century. She died on this day in 1862.
Sr M. Daniel Cooper, SSF of New Orleans dead at 94
A veteran member of the Sisters of the Holy Family has passed away in New Orleans after 75 years of religious life.
Toni Morrison exhibit opening in February at Princeton University
Toni Morrison, the late Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor, will be honored with a new months-long exhibit this year at Princeton University, the institution where she spent much of her later career. The school has announced that “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory” will run from February 22, 2023—
Fr George Burden, SSJ dies at 81 in Michigan
The Josephites buried a veteran Black priest of their community early this month, the sixth member to pass in the past year.
Applications open for Fairfield University's new access-oriented Bridgeport campus
A Jesuit university has plans to shake up higher education access in Connecticut. Things are moving right ahead, despite some local opposition.
Opinion: Saint Jim Crow?
Ralph Moore wonders aloud: are the six African-American Catholic saints-in-waiting delayed due to the specter of American segregation?
Xavier University of Louisiana launching NAIA soccer in 2023
After a 16-year absence, intercollegiate soccer is returning to New Orleans at the hands of the nation's Catholic HBCU.
Georgetown Reconciliation Fund will award $400,000 annually to benefit descendants of Jesuit slaves
A top-ranked Catholic university has announced plans to award grants annually to atone for its participation in slavery.
US Catholic bishops' 1968 statement on the 'National Race Crisis'
A 54-year-old statement from the nation's Catholic prelates on racism, protest, and social action reveals perspectives that may surprise some—and galvanize others.