From a funeral to a wedding: The joy-filled homegoing of Fr Norman Fischer
Ali Mumbach reflects on a powerful display of love and remembrance for a Black Catholic priest gone long too soon.
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Farewell to Sacred Heart Church: A unique community of faith in Joliet
Andrew Lyke on the impact of a recently closed Black Catholic parish in Northern Illinois.
How to vote with Catholic social teaching—and Pope Francis
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how the Church's guidance can help American voters make divinely informed decisions at the poll this fall and always.
Interview: Gloria Purvis talks racism, resistance at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress
She spoke with Briana Jansky following her keynote address on Saturday night in Indianapolis.
No reparations, only separations: Baltimore Black Catholics punished yet again
Ralph E. Moore Jr. laments the latest racial violence against those once subjected to explicit segregation in the nation's first Catholic diocese.
Former President Donald Trump shot in Pennsylvania, Black Catholics react
The presumptive GOP nominee and former president was grazed by a bullet during a campaign rally shooting that left two dead and three injured.
The 'Call of the King' with Venerable Augustus Tolton
Eric Styles meditates on the legacy of America's first openly Black Catholic priest with an Ignatian flair.
Now more than ever, Black Catholics must forge their own destiny
Efran Menny gives a possible blueprint for authentic renewal among African Americans in the Church.
Martha Hennessy, granddaughter to Servant of God Dorothy Day, will speak at National Eucharistic Congress
The 69-year-old peace activist moves in the vein of her vaunted ancestor, and was recently invited to the landmark U.S. Catholic event after months of rejection.
How I became an angry Black Catholic
Ralph E. Moore Jr. on his radical activism in 1971 at his home parish, St. Pius V in Baltimore, and the legacy of Black Catholic resistance.
Fr Rayford Emmons, first Black Catholic priest in Philadelphia, celebrating 50 years of ministry
The veteran minister and Catholic convert will be feted with a Jubilee Mass and celebration this month at Holy Cross Church in Mt. Airy.
Gospel-centered solidarity on the road to Gaza
The New Testament story of the Ethiopian eunuch is well-known for various reasons. Its mention of Gaza is not usually one of them.
Can Africa be found on a Catholic pilgrimage to Rome?
A weeklong Catholic student pilgrimage to Rome set out to show Rome as a place for all peoples. Finding Africa took some doing.
Stand up for the African Americans on the path to sainthood.
Ralph E. Moore Jr. says this year should be the start of a direct campaign for the sainthood of the first six African Americans up for canonization.
My book on racial justice became real when my family experienced hate first-hand.
Alessandra Harris wrote a new book describing the history of racism in the U.S. Then the topic hit home in suburban Northern California.
Webcomic probes U.S. Catholic stories of race, resistance, and social justice
Dr. Matthew Cressler's vision for an accessible throughway to the nation's thorny history of race and religion has resulted in a uniquely modern initiative.