Archdiocese of New York closes Office of Black Ministry amid mounting clergy abuse payouts
The secretive announcement followed an archdiocesan lawsuit against its insurer concerning civil claims filed under the New York Child Victims Act.
Abuse
How a White Jewish Catholic professor found God at an HBCU
Melissa Presser on her journey to healing, intersecting with divine providence at Florida Memorial University.
Would we want our Black Catholic child to be a priest? Probably not.
Efran Menny tackles a difficult question his family wrestles with as their young children grow in the Catholic faith.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal RICO, sex trafficking charges in New York
The rap mogul is due to appear in federal court Tuesday morning to be arraigned on charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory clears Black deacon accused of child sex abuse in Maryland
The move comes as the civil case remains open on appeal before the Maryland Supreme Court, which is set to hear oral arguments this month.
Dominique Dawes, gymnast supreme, gets bronze statue in hometown
The 47-year-old former gymnast was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal and the first to win gold at three Olympics.
Poem: ALTAR CALL
You call her down to the altar to pray for her while placing an A on her wardrobe. You see a sin that needs rectifying. An error in her ways and a light that is dying since she's alone, clutching a womb. She's in a room
More child sex abuse victims can sue after Louisiana Supreme Court reversal
The high court had previously ruled in March that a state-enacted suspension of the statute of limitations was unconstitutional.
Two-thirds of Baltimore's Black Catholic parishes to close in reorganization plan
30 churches will shutter in the newly finalized plan, released on May 22 and sparking varied reactions from African Americans.
The Baltimore Archdiocese proposes closing 40 churches. A fourth are Black.
Most of Charm City's historic Black Catholic parishes are on the chopping block in an archdiocese mired in legal troubles due to clerical sex abuse.
On the brink of a Fantasy America, vote for a civilized world.
Dorothy Dempsey explains how a false reality created by former President Donald Trump could doom the country once again.
Louisiana Supreme Court strikes down 'lookback window' for child sex abuse victims
The unanimous state legislation has been ruled unconstitutional in a split decision hinging on the due process clause of the Louisiana Constitution.
Maryland attorney general expands Catholic Church abuse investigation
Anthony Brown, a Black Catholic, is leading the charge to uncover abuse in Maryland locations of the (Arch)dioceses of Washington and Wilmington.
Sacred Heart, Joliet Diocese's sole Black Catholic parish, slated for closure
Bishop Ronald Hicks and the diocese have denied reports that a newly finalized restructuring plan is related to recent clergy sex abuse settlements.
Report out on abuse allegations in Gaylord Diocese
The diocese formerly employed a Kenyan priest who during his time in Michigan allegedly raped two other Catholic clerics.
Archdiocese of Washington moves to block Maryland Child Victims Act
Cardinal Wilton Gregory was recently named in a class-action lawsuit that the archdiocese has since moved to dismiss—along with the state law that enabled it.