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?
Government
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.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of DC tests positive for COVID-19
The nation's boosted Black cardinal has contracted the deadly Coronavirus, reporting no symptoms as of Friday evening.
St Sabina's holding NYE march against Chicago gun violence
Chicago's most prominent Black parish is once again making its voice heard in the fight against gun violence, hosting a peace march on New Year's Eve.
Opinion: Advent means waiting, suffering with hope
Missy Enaje reflects on how the Christmas season invites us to joy in the face of suffering and the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises of God.
'End the tale of two cities': Chicago's Saint Sabina Church holding press conference Tuesday on government response to homicide crisis
Chicago's most active Black parish is gathering tomorrow morning to demand the local government address the record-setting murder rate in 2021.
Opinion: Black Catholics ended slavery, tackled Jim Crow, fought abuse, and saved America
Nate Tinner-Williams argues that from the beginning of US colonial history, Black Catholics have been a sign of contradiction, modeling justice amidst unremitting opposition.
Opinion: The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict deforms natural law
As another White man walks free following his own gun violence, attorney Gunnar Gundersen wonders: which tradition of law justifies reckless escalation?
Bishops' gathering in Baltimore features brief bright spots, more of the same
The USCCB has wrapped its first in-person meeting in two years, but the intervening pandemic and racial reckoning have hardly caused much of a shift.
Gloria Purvis in webinar later today on Eucharist controversy
Gloria Purvis [https://g.co/kgs/QcmpTW] will join a host of Catholic activists, theologians, and journalists for a webinar today at 12:30 ET on the Eucharist and politics, just a few weeks ahead of the landmark USCCB meeting [https://g.co/kgs/b6GvxV] expected to produce a document
A Black Catholic literary classic has become a flashpoint in Virginia's governor race. But why?
Toni Morrison, who died in 2019, is best known for her novel "Beloved", released in 1987. Today, the best-selling work is under attack in Old Dominion.