Catholic Mobilizing Network holding poetry contest for young adults against capital punishment
A new poetry competition will award $1000 to a young adult Catholic expressing their opposition to the death penalty in verse. Deadline May 31st.
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Opinion: Combating international anti-LGBTQ+ hate is a pro-life issue
Efran Menny offers his take on why Catholics cannot leave LGBTQ+ people behind in the fight for justice and human solidarity.
Reflection: Black History Month is a time to love ourselves and champion excellence
Tevin Williams, a young Black Catholic in New York City, reflects on Black History Month and the need for a continued focus on resilience and achievement.
Interview: Fr Anthony "Amde" Hamilton, Creole poet and rap founder turned Oriental Orthodox priest
A sit-down with one of the first rappers in history, a Catholic-raised Creole with strong Louisiana roots and a bone to pick with the powers that be.
BHM Editorial: With Blackness still under assault, the Church cannot remain silent.
The official Black History Month statement from the editorial board of Black Catholic Messenger.
Annual gala honoring Chicago's Black Catholic founder set for March 5th
A Chicago public park in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable was announced 35 years ago. It is still yet to come, and a local nonprofit aims to be the change.
Opinion: The pro-life movement has some explaining to do
Alessandra Harris explains how the pro-life movement has tarnished its own image by supporting anti-Blackness and erasing Black maternal concerns.
Catholic groups join call for African-American slavery reparations in new letter to Congress
Hundreds of national groups, including Catholic religious orders, have signed on to a statement urging the government to finally pay slavery descendants their due.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Sr Helen Prejean to host death penalty webinar Tuesday
As the death penalty continues to wreak havoc at the state level, two prominent abolition advocates in the Church will host a dialogue on Tuesday.
Will J. Michelle Childs be the next Black Catholic on the Supreme Court?
The clock is ticking on Biden's first Supreme Court nomination. Will it be the Black Catholic from South Carolina?
Catholic Mobilizing Network hosting death penalty webinar on Thursday
The Catholic Mobilizing Network [https://catholicsmobilizing.org/], a restorative justice ministry based in Washington DC, will host a free webinar on the federal death penalty on Thursday, January 26th at 2pm ET with advocates and experts in the field. Entitled “Ending the Federal Death Penalty: The Road Ahead [https://catholicsmobilizing.
'The true voice of the Church was only to be found within the basilica': Cardinal Wilton Gregory rebukes pro-choice Catholics' shocking protest
Following a pro-abortion stunt involving light projections onto the DC basilica during Mass, the nation's Black cardinal has issued a response.
Commentary: The story of Homer Plessy, a recently-pardoned Black Catholic hero
Homer Plessy was pardoned earlier this month for his crime of boarding a Whites-only streetcar 130 years ago. His legacy lives on in more ways than one.
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.
Opinion: The USCCB's silence on the Capitol riot anniversary was deafening
Alessandra Harris argues that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops owed the faithful more than nothing on the anniversary of the January 6th attack.
Reflection: What 'Don't Look Up' teaches us about government, the environment, and COVID-19
Efran Menny breaks down the new Netflix hit and how it informs the global response to various health concerns in the modern age.