Poem: '5 Years Later: for Us (For Martin)'
A poem in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Fr Joseph Brown, SJ, a Black Jesuit priest and professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
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'It’s just going too slow': Descendants speak out as Jesuits' slavery foundation flounders
Descendants on all sides of the debate over the Jesuits foundation meant to atone for slaveholding are crying foul over the order's slow fundraising and lack of transparency.
The Black Pope and slavery: silence amid the madness
The Jesuit's top priest paid a mostly secret visit to the US last week, and one Black Catholic academic says African Americans deserved much more.
Black Catholic Joint Conference encourages 'Ubuntu', 'Sawubona'
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — More than a hundred Black Catholic women religious, clergy, religious brothers, deacons’ wives, and seminarians gathered in Indiana this week for their annual Joint Conference, this year under the theme of “Walk Together, Children” at the University of Notre Dame. The focus permeated the week’s events,
Black Catholics aplenty in the 2022 Catholic Press Awards
Black Catholics and topics of interest to African Americans were in no short supply among winners and honorees at the Catholic Media Conference on Thursday night.
Massachusetts bishop strips Black Catholic school of sacraments for flying BLM, Pride flags
Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester has issued a decree forbidding a Black Catholic, Jesuit school in his diocese from identifying as Catholic, following the school’s refusal to remove Black Lives Matter and Pride flags from its campus. The flags at the all-boys middle school in Massachusetts had previously been
'Personal passion for HBCUs overshadowed support for the school mission': Black teacher abruptly fired from Georgia Catholic school
Controversy has erupted online and elsewhere after a Black Catholic teacher in Georgia revealed he was fired from a Jesuit school near Atlanta in part for promoting Black culture.
'Being sponsored by the Jesuits does not alone make a school Catholic': Worcester bishop pens second letter demanding Black Catholic school remove BLM, Pride flags
A Black Catholic school in Massachusetts is once again under fire from Bishop Robert McManus for displaying flags in solidarity with African Americans and the LGBT community.
New letter from Pope Francis urges compassion for LGBT community
Pope Francis has once again spoken out in support of LGBT Catholics, part of a wave of support expressed since 2019, and especially in the past year.
Servant of God Thea Bowman featured in upcoming renamings at Catholic University, Georgetown
America's national Catholic university will honor one of its most famous alums on Friday morning, ahead of a second renaming ceremony at Georgetown the following week.
Excerpt: 'A journey of hope' in the life of a Black Jesuit
Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ narrates his experience as a seminary student struggling against racism—all while navigating life as a Jesuit and as a Black Catholic new to America.
Bishop demands Black Catholic school remove BLM, Pride flags
A predominantly Black Catholic school in Worcester, MA has been targeted in a statement from its bishop after displaying social justice flags for more than a year.
Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice this weekend to feature prominent Black Catholics
The nation's largest Catholic social justice conference will run Saturday through Monday, and some of the nation's premier Black Catholic activists will be teaching-in.
Holy Name of Jesus in Los Angeles celebrating centennial Mass tomorrow morning
A historic Black parish in Los Angeles is celebrating a century of service with a weekend of reunions, events, and worship.