Puerto Rico archdiocese to commemorate slavery abolition on Wednesday
Relics and an icon of St. Josephina Bakhita will be installed in the San Juan cathedral to mark the occasion.
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Voting is sacred. Thus, we must unite in the fight to preserve access.
Jeanné Lewis explains her connection to the voting rights struggle, and how all people of goodwill—including public servants—must act now.
Black Catholic foundress Mary Lange takes new step toward sainthood
Black Baltimore's saint-to-be may soon be declared "Venerable", according to the superior of her historic order of Black nuns.
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington to dedicate new building April 16
One of Kentucky's oldest Black Catholic parishes will solemnize a new building after years of planning and 18 months of construction.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory blesses rediscovered gravesite of Jesuits' slaves in Maryland
The former plantation near the nation's capital likely houses hundreds of unmarked graves belonging to Black Catholics.
First trailer for 'Sweetwater,' on NBA pioneer and XULA grad Nat Clifton
The first trailer is out for the upcoming biopic “Sweetwater,” covering the life of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton—one of the first Black players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and an alum of Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s Catholic HBCU. Briarcliff Entertainment, which acquired the rights to the
Carolyn Fugett, mother of America's 'first Black billionaire', dead at 97
The head of one of Maryland's most prominent Black families passed away on February 7 in Randallstown.
Georgia Republicans vote for Clarence Thomas statue at state capitol
The nation's second Black US Supreme Court Justice may soon have a monument installed in the legislative hall of his home state. His critics are none too pleased.
New web series to depict 1969 Black student protests at Belmont Abbey College
April 2023 will mark 54 years since a group of Black students protested for change at a Benedictine college in North Carolina. Their story will soon be told in video form.
Venerable Henriette DeLille canonization guild to announce new postulator
The sainthood guild for one of New Orleans' best-known Black Catholics is hopeful for a miracle as a major transition takes place in the 35-year old cause.
Film on Black Catholic Civil War hero André Cailloux streaming on Amazon Prime
A legendary figure of Black history is beginning to receive his due, and a short film that helped kickstart the momentum is now reaching a wider audience.
Renders out for reconstruction of Fort Mose—first free Black settlement in America
As Black history comes under assault in the state of Florida, some are pushing forward with plans to preserve not only the memory, but also the physical representation of the unique Black legacy of its most historic city, St. Augustine. Renders for the planned reconstruction of Fort Mose, the first
Remembering Dolores B. Grier, Black activist against abortion and pioneering diocesan official
Five years ago this month, the nation and world lost a passionate defender of life and a history-maker in the Black Catholic community. She was not only a foundress and an activist, but also the first lay diocesan vice chancellor in the United States, appointed by Cardinal John O’Connor
The global Black community must unite. The Catholic Church can help.
Efran Menny describes a vision of Pan-Africanism infused with the ancient faith.
St. Josephine Bakhita cathedral image to honor abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico
Archbishop Roberto Gonzales Nieves, OFM of San Juan has announced a date for the installation of an icon of St. Josephine Bakhita in the Cathedral Basilica of San Juan Bautista, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico. In a post on Twitter Wednesday night, the
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.