Vatican urges La. governor to clear state's death row
The overture comes amid a fierce legal battle for the state's right to execute, and for the outgoing governor's plan to grant widespread clemency.
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Bishop Joseph Perry of Chicago retires, widening Black episcopal void
With the retirement of the 75-year-old prelate, there remain only four active African-American Catholic bishops, three of whom were born in the U.S.
New postulator named for Venerable Henriette DeLille sainthood cause
The Creole Catholic pioneer's case in Rome will now be handled by a Dutchman who heads multiple other causes for African Americans.
Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville resigns after cover-ups, Abp Shelton Fabre to administer
The embattled Tennessee prelate faced a 2021 Vatican investigation concerning 10 sex abuse-related complaints.
Mother Mary Lange declared venerable by Pope Francis
The Afro-Cuban American foundress started the first order of Black Catholic nuns in the United States.
Science denialism is a national emergency in the Catholic Church
As the Biden administration lifts declarations, Efran Menny opines on Church leaders' often heinous response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keeping our eyes on the saintly prize
Ralph Moore Jr. on how the canonization process in the Catholic Church reeks of racism and exclusion.
Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' but forgets enslaved Africans
The Catholic hierarchy has marked an official stance against the colonization and subjugation of Indigenous persons.
Black Catholic foundress Mary Lange takes new step toward sainthood
Black Baltimore's saint-to-be may soon be declared "Venerable", according to the superior of her historic order of Black nuns.
Venerable Henriette DeLille canonization guild to announce new postulator
The sainthood guild for one of New Orleans' best-known Black Catholics is hopeful for a miracle as a major transition takes place in the 35-year old cause.
The saintly Black Catholics who paved the way for MLK
Ralph Moore Jr. touts the legacies of African American Catholics on the path to sainthood, and how several of them paved the way for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Requiem for a pope emeritus
Nate Tinner-Williams on his takings in of a Funeral Mass for the ages, that of the retired Pope Benedict XVI.
The three African popes—who very possibly were Black
Ralph Moore Jr. muses on the intersection of Blackness and the papacy as the world mourns Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dead at 95
After a life of theological and pontifical service—and a tumultuous 8-year tenure governing a troubled Church—the retired pope in Rome has died following an extended illness.
Black Catholic bishops urge prayer for ailing Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
As the health of the retired pontiff takes a turn for the worse, Catholic bishops around the world have joined Pope Francis' call for intercession.
Pope Francis names La. Black Catholic priest a monsignor
Rothell Price is the newest Chaplain of His Holiness, and the first African American to receive the historic title in a year and a half.