Expelled Tenn. lawmaker restored to seat in unanimous vote
Rep. Justin Jones, reappointed on Monday, will serve on an interim basis pending a special election.
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Expelled Tenn. lawmaker calls move 'attempt to crucify democracy'
Two former state legislators in Tennessee have spoken out with Easter fervor concerning their expulsion from the State House for supporting gun control.
'Embodiment of Black Catholicism': Bishop Cheri remembered at Vespers ahead of Saturday funeral
New Orleans' recently deceased Black Catholic bishop was honored by the faithful on Friday at the seminary where he once studied before ordination.
Black Catholic monk makes final vows in New Mexico
The man of the hour: Dom Chrysostom Christie-Searles, OSB, a Chicago native who first entered the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in 2017.
5-part series on Ven. Augustus Tolton continues Wednesday with Bishop Joseph N. Perry
The sessions are led by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry of Chicago at the Tolton Spirituality Center, housed in Tolton's former parish.
Dr. Xavier Cole named president of Loyola University New Orleans
Louisiana's only Jesuit university has appointed its first non-White president, a Mississippi-raised Catholic who currently serves at Marquette.
Ed Cooley named new head coach of Georgetown basketball
A Black Catholic coach will once again lead the Hoyas in DC, with a hire made official on Monday.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Gloria Purvis to help lead pro-life prayer vigil in Maryland
Two of the nation's most prominent pro-life Black Catholics will join the bishops of Maryland for a prayer service Thursday in the capital city.
Br Howard Studivant, OSB, last surviving member of early interracial monastery, dead at 87
A veteran religious brother who served in one of the first interracial religious communities in America has succumbed to illness in Indiana.
Georgia Republicans vote for Clarence Thomas statue at state capitol
The nation's second Black US Supreme Court Justice may soon have a monument installed in the legislative hall of his home state. His critics are none too pleased.
Remembering Deacon Leonard Lockett, 'powerhouse' of Houston Black Catholics
Efran Menny reflects on his time knowing and learning from one of Houston's finest clergymen, who died in 2020.
Film on Black Catholic Civil War hero André Cailloux streaming on Amazon Prime
A legendary figure of Black history is beginning to receive his due, and a short film that helped kickstart the momentum is now reaching a wider audience.
Black Catholic connections aplenty at the 2023 Grammys
Beyoncé, Aaron Neville, Lil' Wayne, and LL Cool J, just to name a few.
Black Catholic bishop in New Orleans continues to recover after health scare
Auxiliary Bishop Fernand Cheri III, OFM is on the mend after being hospitalized multiple times in the past several months.
New art exhibit in Baltimore features Black Catholic sculptor Wayman Scott IV
The temporary display, featuring various pieces related to Black activism, will run through late March at Baltimore Clayworks in Mount Washington.
The saintly Black Catholics who paved the way for MLK
Ralph Moore Jr. touts the legacies of African American Catholics on the path to sainthood, and how several of them paved the way for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.