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Conventuals mark 25th death anniversary of Servant of God Martin Maria de Porres Ward
The latest update from the Conventual Franciscans, who are investigating the life of the latest African-American Catholic on the path to sainthood.
The latest update from the Conventual Franciscans, who are investigating the life of the latest African-American Catholic on the path to sainthood.
The Nigerian seminarian will be ordained on Saturday morning at Corpus Christi Epiphany Catholic Church in New Orleans.
The young University of Pittsburgh and Divine Word College alum is expected to serve in Japan to begin his priestly ministry.
Dr. Matthew Cressler's vision for an accessible throughway to the nation's thorny history of race and religion has resulted in a uniquely modern initiative.
The order's founder, Ven. Mary Lange, was raised in Cuba before coming to America, and a 2021 film explores the Oblates' work there after her death.
Dr. Alice Prince reflects on a recent event commemorating the life and legacy of one of America's most prominent Black Catholic nuns.
Black Catholic groups in Missouri will celebrate the late African-American nun and activist with a centennial Mass and honorary presentation.
Ralph Moore Jr. says Women's History Month is a good time to remember the saintly female Black Catholics who helped build America.
The veteran Sister of the Blessed Sacrament wrote a 1972 book on Black Power and spent many years as an educator, national organizer, and evangelist.
Samantha Smith says the new Catholic flick is worth a watch, with strong acting and a compelling American story with an Italian twist.
Kevin Tachie explores a recent dissertation on the experience of Jesuit formation for Black men in America.
Royce Hood heads up a new project on a story of perseverance, uncommon Catholic faith, and possible sainthood.
On the first modern Black saint, patron of African Americans and namesake of various U.S. institutions, whose relics were damaged in a 2023 fire.
Fr Martin Maria de Porres Ward, a Boston-born Conventual Franciscan who served in Brazil, has been under consideration for sainthood since 2020.
Williams also won the 2022 Letitia Woods Brown Award for Best Book in African American Women's History from the Association of Black Women Historians.
A celebratory weekend at St. Augustine Seminary culminated in a once-in-a-lifetime liturgy attended by beaucoup bishops and Black Catholics alike.