Now more than ever, we need the pope to see and hear Black Catholics.
Ralph Moore, a year after petitioning Rome for Black saints, sees a crisis of good faith in Baltimore as it downsizes its Black Catholic footprint.
Ralph Moore, a year after petitioning Rome for Black saints, sees a crisis of good faith in Baltimore as it downsizes its Black Catholic footprint.
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 Boston-born Black missionary to Brazil died 25 years ago this summer and was the first African-American to join the Conventual Franciscans.
The latest update from the Conventual Franciscans, who are investigating the life of the latest African-American Catholic on the path to sainthood.
The documentary, featuring never-before-released letters from the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest, will screen at the DuSable Museum.
Ralph E. Moore Jr. says this year should be the start of a direct campaign for the sainthood of the first six African Americans up for canonization.
CHICAGO — A new documentary on Venerable Augustus Tolton features personal letters from the pioneering Black Catholic priest, to be shared publicly for the first time upon the film’s release in June. A private screening of “Tolton Speaks: The Life and Letters of Fr. Augustus Tolton” was held in February
As the world awaits the first Vatican confirmation of a miracle wrought by an African American, Ralph Moore Jr. says they should consider the obvious.
Royce Hood heads up a new project on a story of perseverance, uncommon Catholic faith, and possible sainthood.
Ralph E. Moore Jr., fresh off a Rome trip to promote the first 6 Black American saints-to-be, says the lack of response is unacceptable—and typical.
Ralph Moore highlights the enduring message of Dr. King, linking his fight for justice to Black Catholics' struggle for the same—even unto sainthood.
The Black Catholic foundress and nun on the path to sainthood will be the honoree of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Lori.
The activists have long called for an exception to the notably unwieldy canonization process—which has yet to produce a single Black American saint.
Deacon Tim Tilghman applies the Sunday Gospel reading to the stories of the first Black men to serve as Catholic priests in the United States.
Each of the four regional routes leading to the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress will feature stops related to Black Catholic history.
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