St. Augustine Catholic School in Washington honored with street renaming
The historic school, the oldest surviving educational institution for Black children in Washington, was approved for the civic honor in 2023.
The historic school, the oldest surviving educational institution for Black children in Washington, was approved for the civic honor in 2023.
Catholic schools are closing every year, but few parishes are moving to capitalize in the aftermath. Dr. Ronald Smith says there's a better way.
The Black Catholic foundress and nun on the path to sainthood will be the honoree of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Lori.
The Haitian-American academic was the subject of compounding controversies following her appointment last summer, though her resignation was voluntary.
The 103-year-old school in New York State, one of the nation's more diverse Catholic higher education outfits, cited low enrollment and budget shortfalls.
The eighth grader—the only Black student in her class—was allegedly targeted by a teacher after taking offense to the use of a racial slur during a lesson.
Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg recounts a racist incident this year involving a Philadelphia Catholic school, chronicles the response, and urges the Church to act.
The incident on Monday is said to be separate from the Wednesday arrest of a man trespassing in a changing area in the same all-female dorm.
The Black Catholic academic is the first person of color to serve as president at the 111-year-old Jesuit university.
The announcement comes amid ongoing financial challenges related to clergy sex abuse, though the archdiocese says its bankruptcy is unrelated to the closures.
A celebratory weekend at St. Augustine Seminary culminated in a once-in-a-lifetime liturgy attended by beaucoup bishops and Black Catholics alike.
The social services center recently held a fundraiser for the same project, meant to increase accessibility and attract other nonprofit tenants.
The Black and brown Jesuit school in Massachusetts has raked in donations since being stripped of its Catholic identity by the local bishop last year.
The historic Black Catholic facility once hosted future NBA stars, and others at the height of their careers when it became a popular summer training ground.
The Mississippi school educated many of the nation's first Black Catholic priests, including several who would go on to become bishops.
It is the second racially diverse Catholic school in the diocese to recently announce closure, both citing repair costs that have since come into question.