Detroit's St. Cecilia restoration project gets $5 million donation from Steve Ballmer
The gift is the largest ever to SAY Detroit, which has launched a $20 million campaign to renovate the former Black sports mecca into a rec center.
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Ladies Auxiliary centennial shines as Knights of Peter Claver host 110th national convention in Houston
The 100-year celebration and national office elections brought roughly 1,000 Clavers to Texas, one of the fraternal order's most active regions.
Black Catholic Messenger ushers in new era with young Black Catholic leader Sheila Hodges
The move, which will see Hodges become the second editor in BCM's history, comes in tandem with the nonprofit's 2026 summer fundraising campaign.
St. Augustine Church in New Orleans returns to in-building worship after nearly five years
Damage from Hurricane Ida rendered the edifice unsafe in 2021, leading to an extended fundraising campaign and a historic preservation grant.
Charlotte's Black Catholic church to receive $4 million grant for repairs
Additional matching funds for the historic parish will be unlocked pending the success of a $1.5M capital campaign set to launch next year.
'This is holy ground': Catholics celebrate announcement of shrine to Venerable Augustus Tolton
Hundreds gathered at the former St. Boniface Church in Quincy, Ill., where Tolton once said a Mass as the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
Shrine to Venerable Augustus Tolton planned at shuttered church in Quincy, Illinois
The former St. Boniface Catholic Church, where Tolton once studied as a child and later celebrated Mass, was named a city landmark in 2024.
Two Black Catholics to receive Loyola Institute awards in Southern California
The dean of the Jesuit School of Theology in Santa Clara and a popular Black Catholic author are among three awardees for the annual fundraiser.
Holy Family Cristo Rey High School in Birmingham to host annual gala
The annual event raises money to support the low-tuition institution, which serves mostly Black and brown students in north central Alabama.
Black Catholic church in Puerto Rico gets $500k grant for Hurricane Maria repairs
The 194-year-old Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos in San Juan, founded by the formerly enslaved, suffered damage during Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Fort Mose concert series, now in fifth year, honors Black Catholic history in nation's oldest city
The annual jazz and blues event will run over two weekends during Black History Month, helping raise funds for the Fort Most Historical Society.
Historic Black Catholic parish in Lebeau, Louisiana, to unveil historical marker
Immaculate Conception Church has faced various challenges in its 128-year history, but is leaning on faith as it celebrates history this year.
Xavier University of Louisiana receives $38 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
The major gift surpasses her $20 million donation in 2020 as the largest private gift in the history of the nation's Catholic HBCU.
St. Patrick Catholic Church in Charleston gets $500k preservation grant
The matching funds will support the historic Black parish's capital campaign, with the end goal of an onsite African-American Heritage Center
UPDATED: Bishop Francis Scholarship Brunch set for November in Newark
Sponsors are sought for the annual event benefiting graduating high schoolers and honoring the archdiocese's late Black Catholic prelate.
Black Catholic couple make $50k gift to Drexel Prep School in New Orleans
A sizable donation from a pair of hometown heroes will help support the mission of St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory, a historic, all-girls Black Catholic high school in New Orleans. The $50,000 gift from the Michigan-based Dr. Antoine Garibaldi, former president of the University of Detroit Mercy, and