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Ever wondered which diocese has the highest percentage of Black Catholics. With the help of some data from 2016, we might just have the answer.
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Gloria Purvis in webinar later today on Eucharist controversy
Gloria Purvis [https://g.co/kgs/QcmpTW] will join a host of Catholic activists, theologians, and journalists for a webinar today at 12:30 ET on the Eucharist and politics, just a few weeks ahead of the landmark USCCB meeting [https://g.co/kgs/b6GvxV] expected to produce a document
Judges grant stay of execution for two Black death row inmates in Oklahoma
A federal court in Denver has granted a stay of execution for two Oklahoma inmates, one of whom claims innocence and has worldwide support for his clemency.
'I can think of no worse response': Black theologian Dr. Jessica Murdoch blasts 2023 Synod plans in event with ousted Vatican doctrine chief Müller
In Philadelphia Thursday night, a conservative Black theologian teamed with an aggrieved German cardinal to discuss the meaning of Catholicism. The results were not pretty.
'Listening is done much more with the heart than with the ears': Cardinal Gregory opens Synod 2023 in DC
Dioceses around the world opened their portion of the Synod of Bishops on Sunday, including Washington DC—one of two in the US headed by an African-American.
Canonical coronation of Our Lady of La Leche in St Augustine, Florida makes history Sunday afternoon
Sunday's canonical coronation of Our Lady of La Leche in St Augustine, Florida went off without a hitch, honoring the birthplace of Catholicism in North America.
Varied perspectives on display at this weekend's 31st annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium
The Black Catholic Theological Symposium is still going strong in its third decade of meetings, concluding tonight with a Gospel Mass at the University of Notre Dame.
Pope Francis petitions Missouri governor for clemency in Ernest Johnson execution case
The Holy Father has spoken through his US emissary to request that the governor of Missouri commute the death sentence of an intellectually disabled inmate.
Despite slate of executions scheduled in next month—including one tonight—USCCB issues Respect Life Month statement on abortion
The US bishops' pro-life committee chair has released a statement for Respect Life Month, which begins in a few days. Only kind of life seems to be the focus.
'Whenever I recall Our Lady’s title, I will be united with you': Cardinal Gregory takes possession of titular church, Immaculate Conception in Rome
The nation's first and only Black cardinal made history in Rome this morning, completing the final formality of his elevation.
Marc Morial joins letter to Biden on Haitian migrant abuse, deportations
A host of civil rights leaders—including a Black Catholic—have signed onto a statement decrying the treatment of Haitian migrants this week at the US-Mexico border.
UPDATED: Theft rocking Black parishes in Denver, alongside controversial request from Archbishop Aquila
Desecration has struck two Black parishes in Denver, one of which is also facing pressure from Archbishop Samuel Aquila for their advocacy for Black lives.
Bishop Cheri to celebrate Mass this weekend in Atlanta area following evacuation from New Orleans
The auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, Fernand Cheri III, OFM, will say Mass in the Archdiocese of Atlanta this weekend, following a stop in Montgomery last Sunday.
Wilton Cardinal Gregory leading National Labor Day Mass today, National Press Club luncheon Wednesday
The nation's Black cardinal will headline two major events this week, starting today with the Catholic Labor Network's second annual Labor Day Mass.
Jerome Feudjio, America's first native African bishop, to attend celebration tomorrow near DC
Bishop Jerome Feudjio, a Cameroonian native who made history earlier this year as the first-ever African bishop in the US, is coming stateside for a celebration in his honor.
UPDATED: Bishop Guy Sansaricq dead at 86
Guy Sansaricq of Brooklyn, one of the nation's few Black Catholic bishops, died Saturday morning at the age of 86.