Ed Dwight going to space 60 years after (almost) becoming first Black astronaut
Ed Dwight Jr. was rejected by NASA in the 1960s, but will now head toward the stars as part of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space tourist program.
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Fr Paschal Salisbury, first African-American Dominican priest, dead at 95
The barrier-breaking Black Catholic was the grandson of a formerly enslaved man and was turned away from other orders due to his race.
What's the Blackest Catholic university in America?
For Catholic Schools Week, Nate Tinner-Williams analyzes the Black demographics of the nation's Catholic institutions of higher education.
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.
Knights of Peter Claver hosting domestic violence webinar Saturday morning
The nation's premier Black Catholic fraternal order is hosting a webinar tomorrow on domestic violence, a disproportionately prevalent issue in the Black community.
Pope Francis petitions Missouri governor for clemency in Ernest Johnson execution case
The Holy Father has spoken through his US emissary to request that the governor of Missouri commute the death sentence of an intellectually disabled inmate.
Despite slate of executions scheduled in next month—including one tonight—USCCB issues Respect Life Month statement on abortion
The US bishops' pro-life committee chair has released a statement for Respect Life Month, which begins in a few days. Only kind of life seems to be the focus.