Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 inductees announced
African Americans with Catholic connections will be among those inducted in a ceremony this November in New York City.
Black men
Is your family under spiritual attack?
Sara Chinakwe unpacks how the unseen realm affects the daily lives of families—and how they can overcome.
National Black Catholic Men's Conference set for October 12-14 in Louisville
The annual event is now in its 20th year, gathering men from across the African diaspora for faith, fellowship, and Black unity.
XULA Baccalaureate Mass kicks of 2023 commencement weekend
The liturgy came ahead of Saturday's commencement exercises with U.S. Rep. Troy Carter and White House OMB director Shalanda Young.
XULA aims to up male enrollment with new high school retreat
Like most HBCUs, XULA has had a predominantly female student population for years—topping 75% in the most recent academic session.
On this Africa Day, remember how the motherland built the Church.
Efran Menny deftly explains why Africa cannot be forgotten in the story of ancient Christianity—and the mission of Black pride in the Church today.
Interview: Greg Lambert, soon to be first African-American Catholic priest in Iowa history
Born in Florida and originally a seminarian for the Diocese of Orlando, Lambert will be ordained a transitional deacon in Dubuque on Friday.
'Historic ordination': Fr Patrick Winbush, OSB raised to the priesthood in Newark
The 42-year-old Benedictine monk is the first African American ordained in Newark in more than 20 years.
Josephite seminarians renew religious promises in Maryland
The historic religious society is celebrating 130 years this year and preparing for ordinations, first professions, and a general conference in June.
Patrick Winbush, OSB, to be ordained a priest May 20
The 42-year-old monk is one of three African Americans being ordained in the Catholic Church this year.
Msgr Patrick Wells, former Texas Southern dean, dead at 92
The former permanent deacon and pharmacologist, retired from parish work since 2017, had been in poor health since last year.
Bishop Joseph Perry of Chicago to head USCCB anti-racism committee
The oft-conservative Black Catholic bishop was appointed by Archbishop Timothy Broglio to succeed Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrates 50 years of priesthood at Mass in D.C.
The 75-year-old prelate concelebrated the Mass with eight members of his ordination class from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Illinois.
'We are turning our pain into purpose': Master P hosts hometown concert raising mental health awareness
The birthday event for the rap mogul honored his daughter, Tytyana Miller, who died in 2022 from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors appear on MSNBC ahead of reparations court hearing on May 10
The two survivors, a brother and sister, were small children when their Greenwood neighborhood was burned to the ground in 1921.
Ellis Marsalis documentary makes New Orleans premiere this week
The 2022 film premiered in New York last fall and will screen twice in the Crescent City during Jazz Fest.