Black Catholics must be prophets of resistance in the current American crisis.
Daryl Grigsby on the experiential wisdom with which African Americans in the Church can speak truth to power and call for community renewal.
Justice
Renée Good deserved better. So did Samuel DuBose.
Robert Alan Glover recounts a grisly police shooting that rocked Ohio 10 years before the killing of Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
A structure of sin: How EWTN fuels a distorted view of Catholic teaching
Jack Champagne interrogates a recent political poll from the right-wing Catholic media giant, linking it to a larger program of spiritual sedition.
Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2026 edition)
A national listing of Church-relevant events honoring the life and legacy of the African-American martyr slain for the cause of civil rights.
U.S. Catholic leaders are succumbing to White Christian nationalism. What is the solution?
Efran Menny on the increasingly fraught experience of American Catholicism as it leans into White supremacy in an era of unchecked racial rage.
'Wicked: For Good' review: Crisp and timely social commentary in musical form
Nate TInner-Williams reviews the sequel to last fall's blockbuster, calling it a defiant romp that is inspiring and challenging all at once.
Archbishop Shelton Fabre, Bishop Joseph Perry speak on Black Catholic History Month
The veteran African-American prelates consecutively led the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and continue to lead on related issues.
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City elected president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Considered a moderate voice, the 70-year-old prelate has been noted for opposition to abortion, racism, gender ideology, and the death penalty.
Can Catholics vote for Zohran Mamdani?
Félix Cepeda gives a justice-informed take on the surging socialist who may soon be headed to City Hall in the Big Apple.
Sharon Lavigne, 'Cancer Alley' activist, granted honorary Italian citizenship
The Louisiana native received the honor while in the country for meetings with students, fellow climate advocates, and top Vatican officials.
Democrats fled the Texas House to prevent a new gerrymander. Now, they're setting terms for a return.
Several Black Catholics are among more than 50 lawmakers who acted this month to protest and prevent disenfranchisement in the Lone Star State.
Dr. Cynthia Bailey Manns to lead virtual celebration for feast of St. Mary Magdalene
The annual Boston College event aims to recover the history of the "apostle to the apostles" and inspire continued witness by modern Catholic women.
Black Catholic restorative justice virtual training set for August
The program from Catholic Mobilizing Network touts the peacemaking circle process and will take place in August for parish and ministry leaders.
We need the Catholic Church to speak on artificial intelligence.
Efran Menny on the dangers of the new technological age and how the pope and others can resist the urge of dehumanization by another name.
Freedom calling: On Corpus Christi and the feast of Juneteenth
Douglas Stringer lifts up the clarion call of justice as two monumental days of solemn observance coincide with solicitous effect.
Finding Pope Leo XIV in the Bronx—including his thirst for justice
Félix Cepeda on his connections with the new pontiff, including a family parish in New York the pope visited while still Cardinal Robert Prevost.