The three African popes—who very possibly were Black
Ralph Moore Jr. muses on the intersection of Blackness and the papacy as the world mourns Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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Bust of racist Catholic Supreme Court justice to be replaced by Thurgood Marshall
President Biden has signed legislation that will newly immortalize the nation's first Black Supreme Court justice in the US Capitol.
Fr Wilbur Thomas, first Black Catholic priest in Western North Carolina, dead at 75
A founding clergyman of the Diocese of Charlotte has passed away from cancer after nearly 50 years of priestly ministry.
Pope Francis names La. Black Catholic priest a monsignor
Rothell Price is the newest Chaplain of His Holiness, and the first African American to receive the historic title in a year and a half.
Emile Adams, oldest US Catholic deacon, dead at 100
The nation's oldest Catholic deacon, an African-American transplant from New Orleans to Los Angeles, will be funeralized in California on Saturday.
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever': messy, but that's OK
The "Black Panther" sequel is on track to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Gunnar Gundersen reviews with a trans-cultural take.
Reflection: The life and afterlife of Claude Newman, Black death row inmate who saw the Blessed Virgin
Marian apparitions in the United States are all but non-existent, but one Black Mississippian born this day in 1923 may have broken the mold. Nate Tinner-Williams explores.
Reflection: Blessed are the peacemakers in New Orleans
Ansel Augustine calls out the scourge of gun violence in New Orleans, and explains how interfaith partnerships may lead the way to change.
Knights of Peter Claver establish first-ever seminary council
The nation's premier Black Catholic fraternal order has partnered anew with the religious society that founded them, creating a council at their seminary in DC.
Dr. Imani Perry, John Keene win at 2022 National Book Awards
African Americans won two out of the five top prizes in the National Book Awards this year. Both were raised Catholic.
2023 Grammy nominations include diverse crop of Black Catholics
Next year's Grammy Awards have the potential to make history for at least one Catholic-raised African American, and various others are also up for recognition.
A tribute to 'Old Gilbert', a founding Knight of Peter Claver
Historian Jari C. Honora fetes Gilbert Faustina, the first Supreme Knight of the nation's premier Black Catholic fraternal order.
Black Catholics in Congress (2022 edition)
Black Catholics are increasingly elusive in Congress, and the 2022 midterms are bringing more of the same. Even so, things are somewhat complicated. Nate Tinner-Williams explains.
Fr Thomas James, SVD, longtime educator and pastor, dead at 80
An African-American Verbite has died in his native Diocese of Lafayette after 53 years of priestly ministry in Louisiana and Los Angeles, California.
Museum highlighting Black Catholic slave rebellion reopens in Louisiana
A historic Creole property serving as a dual museum of Black Catholic histories has reopened after a three-week closure and new nonprofit partnership.
Retired Black Catholic clergy in Atlanta to be honored in event Oct. 29
A Black Catholic clergy group in Atlanta is organizing an event later this month honoring retired members, including history-making priests and deacons.