My great-grandfather was lynched. That wasn't the end of the story.
Sara Chinakwe on her family tragedy and how she came to understand God's purpose for her story—and share light with the world.
Young people
Gospel music catechesis helps enliven N.C. Catholic parish
The innovative program at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Durham, North Carolina, is led in part by a young Black Catholic.
'God will give you strength': Phila. archbishop reacts to fire that destroyed Catholic school on Tuesday
One firefighter was injured in the blaze at the significantly Black Catholic school, and the cause is still under investigation.
St. Joan of Arc School in New Orleans set to close
It will be the second Black Catholic school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to be shuttered in the past year-plus.
Archdiocese of New York to close 12 schools later this year
The nation's second-Blackest diocese has announced its latest round of school closures, a week after protesting impending charter school expansion in the Big Apple.
XULA marching band making Mardi Gras parade debut Sunday
Now in its second year, the marching band at the nation's Catholic HBCU is set to make Carnival history in New Orleans.
'We want them charged': Philadelphia community reeling after racist video from Catholic school students goes viral
Philadelphia’s largest all-girls Catholic school is embroiled in controversy this week after a racist video from students made the rounds on social media. Protesters took to the street outside of St. Hubert Catholic High on Wednesday morning. “I watched and I was completely confused that we still have so
On this feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, remember that African-American slavery isn't over.
Nate Tinner-Williams explores the tragic intersection of modern slavery and African Americans, and the tepid national response.
Xavier University of Louisiana taps Ochsner Health for joint medical school
The nation's Catholic HBCU is moving forward with plans for a medical school, which will be a partnership with a major local nonprofit health system.
Keenan Anderson and King's 'Other America'
Efran Menny reflects on the tragedy of Keenan Anderson's death at the hands of LA police in early January.
NBA coach Andrew Jones III announces Catholic conversion
A Detroit Pistons assistant is swimming the Tiber come April at the Easter vigil, following inspiration from his wife, children, and a local Black priest.
In search of Black Catholic art
Black Catholic art is hard to come by, and defining it is a task unto itself. Nate Tinner-Williams explores the history and speaks with young creators breaking into the field.
Applications open for Fairfield University's new access-oriented Bridgeport campus
A Jesuit university has plans to shake up higher education access in Connecticut. Things are moving right ahead, despite some local opposition.
Fr Wilbur Thomas, first Black Catholic priest in Western North Carolina, dead at 75
A founding clergyman of the Diocese of Charlotte has passed away from cancer after nearly 50 years of priestly ministry.
Opinion: The Club Q shooting shows Catholics owe more to LGBTQ+ people
A high school student in Colorado Springs says Catholics must rally around the marginalized without caveats—especially when they are targeted with violence.
Reflection: The life and afterlife of Claude Newman, Black death row inmate who saw the Blessed Virgin
Marian apparitions in the United States are all but non-existent, but one Black Mississippian born this day in 1923 may have broken the mold. Nate Tinner-Williams explores.