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.
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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.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory to receive Illinois' highest civilian honor on Saturday
The 75-year-old prelate will receive the Order of Lincoln at the state capitol from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Harry Belafonte, entertainer and activist, dead at 96
The famed singer and actor, whose financial support helped sustain the Civil Rights Movement, succumbed to heart failure in New York.
'The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy' premiering April 29 on PBS
The 26-episode TV series will feature the life and legacy of Leah and Edgar Chase II, and their historic New Orleans restaurant known for its Creole cuisine.
New Gospel Mass premiering Saturday at the University of Notre Dame
The new work was composed by Fr Carl Gales, a Divine Word priest ordained last year.