A patchwork mask mandate will color the New Orleans archdiocese next month as it lifts its Mass dispensation and allows civil COVID regulations to reign supreme.
The nation's Catholic HBCU was unable to rally late in their rematch against Fisher College, as hits didn't translate to runs and dismal pitching late put the game out of reach.
The nation's Catholic HBCU stays alive in its baseball playoff tournament, defeating a listless opponent and setting up a rematch with Fisher, who defeated XULA in the first round.
XULA, in its first season of baseball after several decades away, succumbs to the bats of Boston's Fisher College in the first round of double-elimination playoffs.
The pastor of St Peter Claver in New Orleans, who has been on leave since the revelation of an abuse allegation in January, has responded with a lawsuit of his own.
Black Catholics pepper Louisiana's new Civil Rights Trail listings, and the first to receive a physical marker was none other than Leah Chase.
A thrilling tournament showing came up just short for XULA, as a lopsided pitching performance in the final game secured a Black College World Series championship for Bluefield State.
XULA prevails 7-5 against Florida Memorial in the Black College World Series, a brand-new baseball tournament whose championship might just go to a brand-new team.
A Mass at St Aug High in New Orleans on Friday celebrated the school's 14 Black alumni that have entered the priesthood and/or religious life—and one who is up next.
Proud Purple Knights Jon Batiste has done it again, taking home an Oscar for his work on the year's best animated film, whose main character's jazzy fingers—and tunes—were largely his own.
The Biden administration can't seem to resist his African-American co-religionists, this week appointing two more to high-ranking positions.
Whether by coincidence or its providential cousin, several events in the next 8 days will highlight Black vocations and the need for an unending increase.
As the government encourages us to get out and enjoy our public parks, BCM provides an international list of venues connected to Black Catholics of old.
One of the nation's few African-American transitional deacons has been named vicar at a historic New Orleans church—which also happens to be his home parish.
Major investments at XULA—from NBC and a former journalist at CBS—will potentially inspire students at the nation's Catholic HBCU to help diversify US newsrooms.
The 117th Congress brought two returning Black Catholics and one exiting, but a fortuitous Biden appointment could make way for another entering next month.
