Fr Paul Williams, OFM dead at 70
An African-American Franciscan priest, best known for his ministry with Black Catholics in South Carolina and Delaware, has died unexpectedly in Maryland.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: A powerful letter from a dying Black priest to his doctor
Reprint of a defiantly hopeful (and staunchly Catholic) letter from a Black priest in DC, who passed in 2009 from cancer.
Josephite priest John Carroll, SSJ dies at 84
A longtime pastor of African-American parishes has died unexpectedly in DC, after more than half a century in religious priesthood.
Dr. Beverly Carroll, legendary Black Catholic advocate, dies at 75
An eminent Black Catholic organizer, educator, and administrator, integral to the Black Catholic Movement and its episcopal collaborations, has died.
Gallery honoring late Black archbishop to be dedicated this morning in Atlanta
A new Black Catholic gallery in Atlanta is being dedicated today, highlighting Black Catholic history, art, and a late archbishop with a habit of making history.
Longtime educator Fr Joseph Doyle, SSJ, laid to rest in New Orleans
A well-respected priest in the Josephite society has passed, leaving a legacy of faith, outreach, and advocacy for those in need.
Al Raboteau to be laid to rest tomorrow morning in livestreamed ceremony
Funeral arrangements have been announced for a famed Princeton professor who helped shape multiple movements—including the Black Catholic one.
Dr. Albert Raboteau, storied Black historian, dead at 78
A famed Black scholar of African-American religion—including his own childhood faith of Catholicism—has died.
Sr Greta Jupiter, SSF, longtime educator in the Black community, will be laid to rest tomorrow morning in New Orleans
Another Sister of the Holy Family has passed in New Orleans, a noted Black educator in the congregation's schools throughout the state and country.
Josephine Baker to enter French Pantheon
One of America's earliest Black expat celebrities—and one of its fiercest activists—will receive France's highest burial honor this Fall.
UPDATED: Bishop Guy Sansaricq dead at 86
Guy Sansaricq of Brooklyn, one of the nation's few Black Catholic bishops, died Saturday morning at the age of 86.
Pioneering Black nun, educator Sr Clare of Assisi, SSF to be laid to rest tomorrow morning
A pioneer of desegregation in Catholic higher education has died, leaving a legacy of faith, holiness, and sound administration.
'He came to my home': a poem (ft. Henry Hampton)
As the 1987 Civil Rights doc "Eyes on the Prize" airs and streams for a limited time on PBS, a poem from a former classmate of Henry Hampton, Jr., the series' creator.
Memorial scholarship in honor of Sgt Walter V. Springs re-established at Regis University
The almost forgotten story of a Black Catholic army sergeant murdered by a fellow serviceman is gaining new life in the form of a revived scholarship at his Jesuit alma mater.
Lafayette's Fr Jason Mouton passes away
A Black priest in Southwest Louisiana has died at the age of 56, leaving behind a legacy of initiative, scholarship, and faith.
Kobe Bryant being inducted into Hall of Fame later today
Kobe Bean Bryant, perhaps the greatest basketball player of all time, will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame today in one of the most prolific induction classes of all time.