Fundraiser benefiting Detroit Black Catholic battling rare cancer in Dominican Republic
Juan Rosario, caretaker for two siblings after the recent death of his mother, asks donations to cover chemo treatments in his native country.
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California Catholic bishops mark solidarity with migrants on Guadalupe feast
A similar message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decried "racism" and "xenophobia", though without naming politicians or parties.
Josephites make final professions, eight instituted as acolytes and lectors
The Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart serves African Americans and will ordain three to the transitional diaconate on Friday morning.
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.
Josephites to ordain three to transitional diaconate on Dec. 7
It is the second ordination of the year for the religious community, which serves African Americans across the United States.
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.
In Canada and beyond, are Black women seen and heard in the Catholic Church?
Tamika Royes reflects on a pressing (and international) question in the search for egalitarian recognition.
Beyoncé leads 2025 Grammy nominees as Black Creoles with Catholic connections loom large
Houston's finest is up for 11 awards from her country album "Cowboy Carter," making her the most nominated artist in the show's history.
Vatican's top cardinal speaks on Donald Trump's second presidential victory
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Secretary of State, contrasted Trump's campaign promises with reality, human dignity, and Pope Francis.
The Synod on Synodality is over. What does the final document say?
The topic of women's leadership again saw opposition, as did local episcopal authority, but consensus increased compared to last year's synthesis.
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.
As Synod on Synodality nears close, leaders keep women's ordination at arm's length
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican's doctrine czar, spoke to delegates Monday after his absence from a synod event on the topic last week.
Cardinal Peter Turkson preaches unity, progress on 60th anniversary of Uganda Martyrs' canonization
The Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome gathered hundreds of pilgrims from around the world, including the United States.
'Dialogue has to happen': South Sudanese cardinal on conflict in the homeland
At the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of Juba spoke on various issues in his region and the need for continued dialogue.
International conference on St. Benedict the Moor set for Oct. 23-24 in Italy
This year marks the 500th birth anniversary of the Afro-Italian Franciscan, whose relics were recently restored after being damaged in a 2023 fire.
What does JD Vance—and Springfield, Ohio—owe Haitian immigrants?
Jack Champagne on the GOP vice presidential candidate's fixation on the immigrant other—and the malformed Catholic imagination that animates it.