The event, based on the USCCB’s 2018 letter “Open Wide Our Hearts," was organized by the Office of Racial Harmony and Black Catholic Ministries.
The 3-day event on Venerable Augustus Tolton will feature speakers from around the country specializing in history, ministry, and catechesis.
Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery gathered academics, archivists, ministers, and others to reflect on the Church's original sin.
Linda Lysakowski recounts a recent trip to the birthplace of and commemorative sites honoring the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
The former parish administrator and longtime educator was chosen by her fellow sisters this summer and will be installed next spring.
The Catholic legislator broke barriers with his fierce advocacy and legislative skills, and was a cofounder of the Congressional Black Caucus.
A more than four-month-long restoration brought the Afrocentric sculpture back to life in May after an attacker nearly destroyed it last fall.
The annual event will be led by retired Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry, who has led the Tolton cause for 15 years in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved org says SLU officials attempted an "11th-hour" switcheroo after previously engaging in dialogue.
St. Alphonsus "Rock" Church has long sought to restore its stained-glass windows, which date back to the 1904 World's Fair and have since degraded.
Nate Tinner-Williams explores the history of episcopal human trafficking in what would become the United States of America.
The 46-year-old archdiocesan Black Catholic office was effectively commandeered in June, just days after an annual celebration of its work.
The Black Benedictine nun was exhumed in 2023 to international fanfare when her body was found to be undecayed after four years of entombment.
The Jamaica native, who collapsed after a performance in early August, studied stateside as a seminarian and won the 2020 Karaoke World Championship.
Eric Styles meditates on the legacy of America's first openly Black Catholic priest with an Ignatian flair.
Dr. Alice Prince recounts her experience meeting Patrick Fayad during his stop in St. Louis on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
