Reconstructed Fort Mose, first free Black settlement in America, opening May 9
The $3M project is the fruit of decades of advocacy promoting the Spanish Black Catholic site in St. Augustine, Florida—the nation's oldest city.
Slavery
'Blatant disregard': Descendants pull out of St. Louis University slavery apology event
The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved org says SLU officials attempted an "11th-hour" switcheroo after previously engaging in dialogue.
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.
'Lift Every Voice and Sing': Have we forgotten the tune?
Dr. Paula Langford on the lasting impact of a spiritual poem we used to know by heart—and are forgetting to our own detriment.
Court will hear objections to archdiocese sale of historic Black Catholic school building in New Orleans
The property was once owned by Creole matriarch Marie Couvent, who willed that it never be sold—a wish violated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
'Gladiator II' review: A troubling exercise in empire
Nate Tinner-Williams writes that the ennobling of global European rule leaves something to be desired in the long-anticipated sequel to a classic.
St. Martin de Porres and the call of the supernatural
Briana Jansky on the life of the New World's only Black Catholic saint and those seeking more than the eye can see.
Archdiocese seeks to sell historic Black Catholic school in New Orleans
The Couvent School building, which for centuries housed institutions serving the poor, was previously acquired by the chancery via a legal loophole.
On historic Africa trip, Biden speaks of slavery, intertwined legacies in Angola
The outgoing president was promoting infrastructure investment and shared priorities while making his first visit to the motherland as president.
The ancient history of Catholicism in the motherland gives me hope—and gives me pause.
Alessandra Harris on the Kongo Kingdom and its lasting legacy in the Church's relationship with the Black world—and in entanglement with slavery.
Maryland bishops commemorate 160th anniversary of slavery emancipation
Their statement does not mention the participation of Maryland Catholics—and their bishops—in the institution of U.S. chattel slavery.
International conference on St. Benedict the Moor set for Oct. 23-24 in Italy
This year marks the 500th birth anniversary of the Afro-Italian Franciscan, whose relics were recently restored after being damaged in a 2023 fire.
'Slave owners were the minority': GOP Senate candidate Royce White
The 33-year-old Black Catholic has a history of inflammatory comments and is running to unseat three-term incumbent Amy Klobuchar.
'The Church has an outstanding debt to pay': Afro-Latina Catholic delegate for Synod on Synodality
María Suyapa Cacho Álvarez, a Garifuna religious sister in Honduras, spoke during a panel event this week in Rome on Afro-Latinos and Synodality.
Review: 'In the Shadow of Freedom' makes justice work real for the people of God
Alessandra Harris' first nonfiction book covers the history of anti-Black racism in America and how Christians might respond with evidence and advocacy.
New report details slavery in Archdiocese of St. Louis
The 96-page document covers several centuries and various episcopates in the diocese, which predates the United States.