St. Louis' Lwanga Center board secretly dissolved, stripped of duties
The 46-year-old archdiocesan Black Catholic office was effectively commandeered in June, just days after an annual celebration of its work.
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Charleston parish plans renovation, African-American cultural center
The 186-year-old congregation is central to the history of Charleston Black Catholics, and is the only Black parish left in the city limits.
Archdiocese seeks to sell historic Black Catholic school in New Orleans
The Couvent School building, which for centuries housed institutions serving the poor, was previously acquired by the chancery via a legal loophole.
On Advent, administrations, and the art of waiting
Daryl Grigsby on how to apply the ethos of anticipating the coming savior to the challenges of an incoming Trump-Vance White House.
Fr Gus Taylor, activist priest of Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, dead at 84
The Cincinnati native cofounded the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus and one of the nation's first diocesan Offices of Black Catholics.
Historic Black Catholic school in Louisiana getting new classrooms amid restoration efforts
The former Holy Rosary Institute, co-founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family, broke ground on redevelopment construction in 2021.
Peter Westbrook, pioneering African-American fencer, dead at 72
The Afro-Japanese athlete was the first U.S. Black medalist in Olympic fencing and won 16 championships overall during his quarter-century career.
Bessie Stringfield documentary short eligible for 2025 Oscars
The award-winning film qualified with a weeklong cinema run in Southern California and has won awards at film festivals across the country.
Celebrating the anniversary of the Black Catholic bishops' letter means recommitting to radical action
Dcn Tim Tilghman on the impact of forgotten activism during the Black Catholic Movement and its enduring call for the Church today.
On historic Africa trip, Biden speaks of slavery, intertwined legacies in Angola
The outgoing president was promoting infrastructure investment and shared priorities while making his first visit to the motherland as president.
Remembering Julius Rosenwald, a White Jewish pioneer of African-American education
His schools throughout the South bridged a gap between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement, the latter boasting several Rosenwald alumni.
The ancient history of Catholicism in the motherland gives me hope—and gives me pause.
Alessandra Harris on the Kongo Kingdom and its lasting legacy in the Church's relationship with the Black world—and in entanglement with slavery.
Maryland bishops commemorate 160th anniversary of slavery emancipation
Their statement does not mention the participation of Maryland Catholics—and their bishops—in the institution of U.S. chattel slavery.
Where to find a Black Catholic History Month event (2024 edition)
Looking for an in-person or virtual event celebrating Black Catholic History Month this November? We have you covered.
Bringing the whole Black self: Biblical eunuchs and intersex identity
Rana Irby on how her experience as a Catholic sexual minority finds new meaning in the stories of two often overlooked Biblical figures.
Fr Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of liberation theology, dead at 96
Once accused of ties to Marxism, the Peruvian Catholic priest is regarded as one of the most influential religious thinkers of the 20th century.