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Immaculate Heart of Mary will be latest Black Catholic church to close in Louisville
The announcement came in late November for the 72-year-old African-American parish, which has seen controversy and decline in recent years.
U.S. Catholic leaders are succumbing to White Christian nationalism. What is the solution?
Efran Menny on the increasingly fraught experience of American Catholicism as it leans into White supremacy in an era of unchecked racial rage.
'Zootopia 2' review: A frolicking good time and a message for the moment
Samantha Smith reviews the new animated sequel to an Academy Award-winning feature centering issues of prejudice and unconscious bias.
This holiday season, we must resist Trump's world and live in love.
Dorothy Dempsey on the moral ills of the second Trump presidency and the conundrum of an America that seems to worship him despite it all.
A long way from home: Rediscovering myself during Black Catholic History Month
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI on the complications of November as an African Catholic priest pressing to find himself in the life of the Church.
Veronica Downs-Dorsey, esteemed Black Catholic musician and educator, laid to rest in New Orleans
The internationally known pianist, singer, and educator died on the Feast of St. Martin de Porres after more than 55 years of ministry.
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.
Where to find a Black Catholic History Month event (2025 edition)
Looking for an in-person or virtual event celebrating Black Catholic History Month this November? We've got you covered.
'He loved his God': Trailblazing journalist Michael Days remembered at New Jersey funeral
The longtime Philadelphia Daily News editor and devout Black Catholic was buried from his home parish in Trenton with hundreds in attendance.
Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, named historic landmark
The brick home near Chicago's South Side has been a site of intrigue since the conclave and will soon be a publicly accessible historic site.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Nigerian as vice regent of papal household
The Augustinian priest Edward Daleng is a longtime friend of the pope and fills a newly created position in the office organizing papal activities.
Pope Leo XIV publicly acknowledges African roots in newly released interview
The comments came in July during an interview with Elise Ann Allen, released this week alongside a Spanish edition of her new biography of Leo.
Sharon Lavigne, 'Cancer Alley' activist, granted honorary Italian citizenship
The Louisiana native received the honor while in the country for meetings with students, fellow climate advocates, and top Vatican officials.
Xavier University of Louisiana receives $38 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
The major gift surpasses her $20 million donation in 2020 as the largest private gift in the history of the nation's Catholic HBCU.
Just enough is not enough: A Black Catholic History Month reflection
James Conway on the contradictions of neutered Black Catholic faith and the change that must soon come in order for the movement to survive.
Black Catholics center stage in 2025 election victories
Jay Jones weathered an October scandal in his bid for Virginia attorney general, while Amanda Edwards' long quest for Congress lives on in Texas.
Abuse lawsuit against Haitian-American bishop Guy Sansaricq delayed by court filing
The Brooklyn Diocese withheld public notice of the 2019 allegation until his death in 2021, and only this week attorneys told the court he is deceased.
Poet-academic Airea 'Dee' Matthews named provost of Bryn Mawr College
The 53-year-old former Philadelphia Poet Laureate, known for two award-winning books, co-chairs the school's creative writing department.
Sr Jamie T. Phelps, leading light of the Black Catholic Movement, dead at 84
The 64-year member of the Adrian Dominicans was instrumental in numerous African-American Catholic organizations and was a noted scholar-teacher.
Date set for Texas special election runoff featuring Black Catholic congressional hopeful
Former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards faces Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee in a January faceoff after several GOP-led delays.
'Wicked: For Good' review: Crisp and timely social commentary in musical form
Nate TInner-Williams reviews the sequel to last fall's blockbuster, calling it a defiant romp that is inspiring and challenging all at once.
U.S. Catholic leaders are succumbing to White Christian nationalism. What is the solution?
Efran Menny on the increasingly fraught experience of American Catholicism as it leans into White supremacy in an era of unchecked racial rage.
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's vacant Congress seat could be filled by Black Catholic comedian
46-year-old J-L Cauvin is running against a dozen other Democrats in a solid-blue district that will see back-to-back elections in 2026.
This holiday season, we must resist Trump's world and live in love.
Dorothy Dempsey on the moral ills of the second Trump presidency and the conundrum of an America that seems to worship him despite it all.
Date set for Texas special election runoff featuring Black Catholic congressional hopeful
Former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards faces Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee in a January faceoff after several GOP-led delays.
Poet-academic Airea 'Dee' Matthews named provost of Bryn Mawr College
The 53-year-old former Philadelphia Poet Laureate, known for two award-winning books, co-chairs the school's creative writing department.
Sr Jamie T. Phelps, leading light of the Black Catholic Movement, dead at 84
The 64-year member of the Adrian Dominicans was instrumental in numerous African-American Catholic organizations and was a noted scholar-teacher.
Historic Black Catholic parish in Lebeau, Louisiana, to unveil historical marker
Immaculate Conception Church has faced various challenges in its 128-year history, but is leaning on faith as it celebrates history this year.
Xavier University of Louisiana receives $38 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
The major gift surpasses her $20 million donation in 2020 as the largest private gift in the history of the nation's Catholic HBCU.
Poet-academic Airea 'Dee' Matthews named provost of Bryn Mawr College
The 53-year-old former Philadelphia Poet Laureate, known for two award-winning books, co-chairs the school's creative writing department.
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's vacant Congress seat could be filled by Black Catholic comedian
46-year-old J-L Cauvin is running against a dozen other Democrats in a solid-blue district that will see back-to-back elections in 2026.
'Zootopia 2' review: A frolicking good time and a message for the moment
Samantha Smith reviews the new animated sequel to an Academy Award-winning feature centering issues of prejudice and unconscious bias.
Black Catholics aplenty in the 2026 Grammy Award nominations
Fan favorites and category mainstays are among the international crop of Catholic-connected Black artists looking to win on music's biggest night.
U.S. Catholic leaders are succumbing to White Christian nationalism. What is the solution?
Efran Menny on the increasingly fraught experience of American Catholicism as it leans into White supremacy in an era of unchecked racial rage.
Sr Jamie T. Phelps, leading light of the Black Catholic Movement, dead at 84
The 64-year member of the Adrian Dominicans was instrumental in numerous African-American Catholic organizations and was a noted scholar-teacher.
Despite immigration defense, U.S. Catholic bishops falter on clarity at 2025 fall assembly
Nate Tinner-Williams on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting and the U.S. episcopacy's troubled sociopolitical moment.
Black Catholics, synodality, and the power of the common good
Daryl Grigsby on the enduring call for a listening—and working—Church, echoing from the final document out of the most recent Synod of Bishops.
Poet-academic Airea 'Dee' Matthews named provost of Bryn Mawr College
The 53-year-old former Philadelphia Poet Laureate, known for two award-winning books, co-chairs the school's creative writing department.
Poem: SUNSHINE AND DAYLIGHT
When you wake up to the sunshine beaming through your window. You rejoice to see it, and thank God for it. Sometimes we forget about the beautiful gift from God. We often take for granted all our God given gifts. The rain that takes away the sunshine, But makes our
Poem: THE LIFE WE LIVE
Dorothy Dempsey's latest, on the necessary intersection of life and love in the modern world.
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Podcast: Cardinal Wilton Gregory on 40 years of episcopal ministry and Black Catholic history
Eric T. Styles interviews the retired African-American prelate on liturgy, the reforms of Pope Francis, and the nascent Pope Leo XIV.
White smoke, Black pope? Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff, has African roots
Previously unknown genealogy on the 69-year-old Chicago native was revealed by genealogists shortly after white smoke rose in St. Peter's Square.
What does JD Vance—and Springfield, Ohio—owe Haitian immigrants?
Jack Champagne on the GOP vice presidential candidate's fixation on the immigrant other—and the malformed Catholic imagination that animates it.