Dr. Arthur Falls, pioneering Black Catholic Chicagoan, celebrated in roundtable series
The desegregationist physician was largely unsung during his life and even moreso thereafter. A lecture this month in Chicago was a rare exception.
Events
Black Catholic young adult webinar brings home need for change
Following up a workshop held in the fall at Xavier University of Louisiana, the virtual event shared insights from the gathering and hopes for the future.
Gala will honor Chicago's Black Catholic founder, fundraise for park
The annual event honoring Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, who arrived in Chicago in the late 1700s, will be held in March at the Palmer House.
Black Catholic young adults to host webinar as follow-up to national gathering
The panel will include organizers of a YA convening at Xavier University of Louisiana in the fall, which produced a report outlining key needs.
Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2024 edition)
How does MLK Day intersect with the Catholic Church this year? Let me count—or list—the ways.
Venerable Mary Lange to be celebrated in Baltimore during Catholic Schools Week
The Black Catholic foundress and nun on the path to sainthood will be the honoree of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Lori.
Allison 'Tootie' Montana, famed Mardi Gras Indian, to be honored in New Orleans
The Black Catholic culture-bearer helmed the Black Masking tradition for more than 50 years until his death in 2005 at the age of 82.
2024 Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series to help fund rebuild of Black Catholic settlement
The annual Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series, now in its third year, will be held over two weekends at the ruins of Fort Mose in St. Augustine, Florida.
Married Black Catholic ordained a priest in Minnesota
Fr Jean-Claude Duncan, a father of nine and grandfather of one, was formerly a Methodist minister and converted with his family in 2016.
Black Iowa man arraigned in killing of Nebraska Catholic priest
Kierre L. Williams, 43, has been booked on multiple charges related to the killing of Fr Stephen Gutgsell, who was found stabbed in his rectory on Sunday.
Dr. Trimiko Melancon to become consecrated virgin in New Orleans
The award-winning scholar and justice advocate has been noted in recent years for her work as a writer and filmmaker in the area of Black history.
New Orleans jazz funeral documentary screening this week in L.A.
The 2021 film exudes Black and Catholic history and culture in the nation's most unique city, and could soon be headed for a major studio.
'Frei Martinho', Brazil's Black American saint-to-be, feted during bishop's visit
Fr Martin Maria de Porres Ward, a Boston-born Conventual Franciscan who served in Brazil, has been under consideration for sainthood since 2020.
Amid national exodus, Black Catholic young adults gather to plan renewal
The weekend convening was organized to form an action plan challenging Church leaders—parish, episcopal, and national—on an oft-forgotten demographic.
Young adult Catholics sought for 2024 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Each of the four regional routes leading to the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress will feature stops related to Black Catholic history.
Shifts, silence, and synodality: a so-called sleepy U.S. bishops gathering in Baltimore
Nate Tinner-Williams recaps what was ultimately a perfunctory episcopal affair, with a few notable exceptions that might raise eyebrows.