'Do whatever he tells you': The Sunday coming and the call of the King
Dcn Tim Tilghman on the intersection between the Sunday Mass readings and the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Activism
Martin Luther King and the Black Social Gospel
Daryl Grigsby on the sociotheological currents underlying America's most impactful religious thinker, and his allies in the fight for justice.
Donna Grimes, Black Catholic advocate with U.S. bishops, dead at 68
The longtime head of African-American Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was involved in various justice-oriented causes.
Fr Gus Taylor, activist priest of Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, dead at 84
The Cincinnati native cofounded the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus and one of the nation's first diocesan Offices of Black Catholics.
Celebrating the anniversary of the Black Catholic bishops' letter means recommitting to radical action
Dcn Tim Tilghman on the impact of forgotten activism during the Black Catholic Movement and its enduring call for the Church today.
Remembering Julius Rosenwald, a White Jewish pioneer of African-American education
His schools throughout the South bridged a gap between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement, the latter boasting several Rosenwald alumni.
'Political lynching': Emeryville city councilman facing ethics charges
Kalimah Priforce, a lone progressive voice in the five-member body, says the censure vote is retaliation from an outgoing former mayor.
Fr Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of liberation theology, dead at 96
Once accused of ties to Marxism, the Peruvian Catholic priest is regarded as one of the most influential religious thinkers of the 20th century.
Catholic Action reps renew 'Pact of the Catacombs' in Rome, marking solidarity with the poor
It was part of a 4-day conference on the lay apostolate animated by synodality and the "See, Judge, Act" method of Servant of God Joseph Cardijn.
In the push for African-American saints, what more can we possibly do?
Ralph Moore Jr. on the exasperation of Catholics advocating for recognition of Black Catholic holiness—and an All Saints' initiative in response.
'The Church has an outstanding debt to pay': Afro-Latina Catholic delegate for Synod on Synodality
María Suyapa Cacho Álvarez, a Garifuna religious sister in Honduras, spoke during a panel event this week in Rome on Afro-Latinos and Synodality.
Sybil Haydel Morial, New Orleans educator and civil rights activist, dead at 91
The widow of New Orleans' first Black mayor died this month and will be remembered with a celebration of life at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Do Canadian Catholic bishops care about anti-Black racism?
Tamika Royes addresses the elephant in the room as a Black Catholic looking for Church leadership on the issue of discrimination in Canada.
Fr Louis J. Twomey: Jesuit, activist, and ally to Dr. Martin Luther King
In a newly discovered 1974 interview, a New Orleans activist calls the Jesuit priest an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
Sunday readings: Feeding the 5,000 with civic knowledge
Dcn Tim Tilghman provides a unique take on the Sunday Gospel reading for July 28, 2024.
Now more than ever, Black Catholics must forge their own destiny
Efran Menny gives a possible blueprint for authentic renewal among African Americans in the Church.