The color of confinement: Race, mental health, and the American illness
Harlan McCarthy explains the connections between anti-Black racism, mass incarceration, and the mental health crisis plaguing America.
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The Cross and the raised fist of power: A Black pilgrimage in DC
Tulio Huggins recounts a recent trip to Washington that combined religious reflection with meditation on the ongoing freedom struggle in America.
Catholic discernment while Black: When the call comes through dismay
Fabian Adderley explains how the call to service in the Church is uniquely experienced in Black life, especially through the lens of hardship.
Black Catholics sign onto congressional Democrats' call for immigration enforcement reform
Hispanic Caucus chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Rep. Gabe Amo joined a statement on how Catholic social teaching can help guide policy changes.
'The law must be executed': On slave catchers, ICE, and the missing moral voice
Tulio Huggins connects recent anti-immigration activities to the larger history of racist policing in America—and to Catholics with cat-got tongues.
King, Gandhi, and Thurman: The necessary formation behind nonviolence and resistance
Dr. Malcolm K. Oliver explores the influences that made Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an apostle of nonviolence and how we too can learn and be sent.
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.
'Is there anything wrong with being a n***er?': The witness of the nation’s first Black Catholic bishop
Bishop James A. Healy was a White-passing prelate in an age of prejudice, and there's even more to him than meets the eye, writes Tulio Huggins.
In this time of moral crisis, where are the shepherds?
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on the need for activism from religious leaders amid the current sociopolitical moment—and the consequences of inaction.
Black Americans need solidarity from the Catholic Church in 2026—or else.
Efran Menny on the void of witness for anti-racist justice from Catholic leaders in 2025, and how they can chart a new path in a new year.
Second national CROSS conference unpacks Catholic slavery, centers descendants at Georgetown
Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery gathered academics, archivists, ministers, and others to reflect on the Church's original sin.
The tabernacle of the Black body: Sacred yet neglected
Tulio Huggins on the significance of Christological presence in the human person in a climate of widespread anti-Black racism and disrespect.
The hidden history of Black Catholic martyrs in America
Nate Tinner-Williams explores a rarely discussed facet of American Catholic holiness, linking stories of sacrifice from across what is now the United States.
Cancer Alley rally to feature former Vice President Al Gore, Black Catholic activist Sharon Lavigne
The event, led by RISE St. James, honors the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing fight against chemical pollution in Louisiana.
The endurance of Black Catholics: Combating abuse, addressing neglect, and strengthening unity
Dr. Paula Langford on the devastation of Black Catholic Baltimore and how the Church must make amends to truly model a listening Church.