Charles Rangel, trailblazing Black congressional voice, dead at 94
The Harlem activist was the first Black chair of the House Ways and Means Committee before an unceremonious exit after facing ethics charges.
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A Louisiana Black Catholic considers Pope Leo XIV
Dr. Darrell St. Romain on the history that has led the Catholic Church to its first American pope, a Creole with a complex family background.
The rich man's last dance: How to respond to Trump's faux conservatism with solidarity
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how he envisions government that balances compassion and the rule of law—a concept seemingly alien to the current administration.
Surviving Catholic clerical sex abuse is not new, and it's not White.
Christopher Gurley on the stories of Black Catholic survivors—a demographic often forgotten in the push to address the Church's living scourge.
Why this Black Catholic thinks Bishop Robert Barron was wrong to defend President Trump
Daryl Grigsby on the contradictions of a talkative American prelate who doesn't have much to say on the divisive Republican in the White House.
Interview: Cheyenne Johnson, who will make 3,000-mile trek on 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
The Black Catholic campus minister chats with Nate Tinner-Williams on her excitement for the journey and hunger to walk with Christ in a new way.
Pope Francis, Latin American pontiff of the poor, dead at 88
The globe-trotting Argentinian prelate was a force in the Catholic Church, to which he dedicated seven decades as a student, shepherd, and servant.
A one-size-fits-all Mass doesn't serve Black Catholics.
Efran Menny on the need for a culturally aware liturgical experience that doesn't alienate the few in favor of the many.
Why the pronatalism of JD Vance falls flat on these Catholic ears.
Efran Menny dissects a pernicious strain of political thought that demands a higher birthrate alongside decimation of the social safety net.
What hath synodality to do with Black Catholics?
Daryl Grigsby connects the global Catholic movement of authentic listening to the enduring witness of African-American spirituality.
Here are the Catholic bishops who enslaved Black people in America.
Nate Tinner-Williams explores the history of episcopal human trafficking in what would become the United States of America.
This Black History Month, I wonder: Why are we still comparing civil rights and abortion?
Daryl Grigsby on the false equivalencies finding oxygen due to actions from a nascent Trump administration bent on anything but racial justice.
Martin Luther King and the Black Social Gospel
Daryl Grigsby on the sociotheological currents underlying America's most impactful religious thinker, and his allies in the fight for justice.
60 days later: Introspection is needed on White Catholic rejection of Kamala Harris
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
Black Beaumont native kills 14 in New Orleans car attack
The African-American perpetrator was radicalized in a form of Islamist extremism and had an ISIS flag on his rented vehicle.
This Advent, I am mourning the loss of Black men.
Tamika Royes on tragedy, mental health, and the unseen struggle of the male diaspora in North America.