A tweet in time: Black Catholics in the age of liturgical shaming
A Black parish in Mobile was the subject of online controversy after posting a video of a parishioner dancing at Mass. Nate Tinner-Williams explains.
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'Implement a fully pro-life position': California Clavers petition governors to halt executions
A new petition from a Knights of Peter Claver council in Orange County, CA urges two Southern governors to take action on controversial executions in their states this month.
New Vatican survey seeks responses for the 2023 Synod on Synodality
A new Vatican survey will supplement responses from the lay faithful (and others) to the Synod on Synodality scheduled for October 2023 in Rome.
Cardinal Gregory issues liturgical norms for Latin Mass in DC
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington has issued his official restrictions on the Latin Mass in his archdiocese, following a year of discernment and input.
St Louis Catholic Church in Kansas City closes after 103 years
One of Kansas City, Missouri's few remaining Black parishes was closed last month, part of a reorganization process under one of the nation's most conservative bishops.
Opinion: I'm not the only Catholic who wants more politicians like Pastor Chris Butler
Douglas Stringer explains why he supports the campaign of a Black pro-life Democrat in the race for retiring Rep. Bobby Rush's seat in Congres.
Black Catholics helping to open National Eucharistic Revival on Sunday
Corpus Christi Sunday will mark the beginning of a two-year revival to drive devotion to the Eucharist, and various Black clergy are among the featured participants.
'Personal passion for HBCUs overshadowed support for the school mission': Black teacher abruptly fired from Georgia Catholic school
Controversy has erupted online and elsewhere after a Black Catholic teacher in Georgia revealed he was fired from a Jesuit school near Atlanta in part for promoting Black culture.
Pelosi not barred from Communion in DC, archdiocese says
The nation's most prominent Catholic see has announced it will not follow San Francisco's archbishop in denying the Eucharist over abortion.
Opinion: American Catholic bishops owe us more in response to anti-Black terrorism
US bishops' responses to the recent racist massacre in Buffalo have varied widely, with some prelates avoiding the elephant in the room. Briana Jansky dissects the inaction.
Opinion: Opposition to Ketanji Brown Jackson is 'misogynoir' writ large
Gunnar Gundersen explores the intersectional dynamics at play in the historic ascension of the first Black woman to the US Supreme Court.
Bishop demands Black Catholic school remove BLM, Pride flags
A predominantly Black Catholic school in Worcester, MA has been targeted in a statement from its bishop after displaying social justice flags for more than a year.
Opinion: The Catholic University of America has a racism problem.
America's national Catholic university has a long history of racism, and a new video from their business dean—a European immigrant—seems to be more of the same.
Opinion: Sen. Mike Braun's comments on interracial marriage reveal classic White Catholic racism
Legal expert Gunnar Gundersen explains the connection between "states' rights" discourse, the pro-life movement, and White Catholic capitulation on anti-Blackness.
Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized in DC
The Supreme Court's Black Catholic stalwart is facing a medical issue this week in the nation's capital, just as the bench begins its March session.
Black religious sisters release new voting rights statement alongside LCWR
The National Black Sisters' Conference has once again spoken out in support of voting rights protections currently stalled in the Senate.