Black Catholics reflect on racism and resistance in webinar from Knights of Peter Claver
A cross-section of Black Catholic leaders met on Saturday to discuss the ongoing struggle against racism in and outside the Catholic Church.
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Sisters of Charity Federation acknowledges slaveholding in new statement
14 congregations of women religious in the US have newly detailed their connection to the enslavement—and, at times, the selling—of African Americans in the 1800s.
CTU hosting webinar Thursday on 'Black Catholic exodus'
African-American Catholics are leaving the Church like clockwork, and a virtual event this week out of Chicago will aim to address the phenomenon head-on.
'We remain vigilant and aware': XULA president responds to recent bomb threats to school
Dr. Reynod Verret, president of the Xavier University of Louisiana, has responded to the recent bomb threats against the school this week and in early January.
Reflection: Black Catholic nuns and the history of social work
There can be no doubt that the early African-American religious sisters were pioneers of social work and social service. Efran Menny reflects.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Sr Helen Prejean to host death penalty webinar Tuesday
As the death penalty continues to wreak havoc at the state level, two prominent abolition advocates in the Church will host a dialogue on Tuesday.
Black Catholics scheduled to speak at Catholic Campus Ministry Association conference in May
Announcements for conference season are heating up, and the latest in the Catholic world involves a number of prominent African-American speakers.
Commentary: The story of Homer Plessy, a recently-pardoned Black Catholic hero
Homer Plessy was pardoned earlier this month for his crime of boarding a Whites-only streetcar 130 years ago. His legacy lives on in more ways than one.
Fr Peter Weiss, SSJ, head of campus ministry at St Augustine High in New Orleans, dead at 70
A Josephite known for his service to St Augustine High and the local community, has passed away suddenly in New Orleans.
2 Black Catholic schools closing permanently in New Orleans and Mobile
A pair of African-American schools in two of the Blackest archdiocese in the country are slated to close at the end of the current school year.
Knights of Peter Claver hosting webinar today on human trafficking
The nation's Black Catholic fraternal order is again revisiting the invisible pandemic of human trafficking, with an event today featuring experts in Los Angeles.
XULA named top HBCU for social mobility
The nation's Black Catholic university is once again ranking well, this time for getting Black graduates into at least the middle class.
Opinion: Black Catholics ended slavery, tackled Jim Crow, fought abuse, and saved America
Nate Tinner-Williams argues that from the beginning of US colonial history, Black Catholics have been a sign of contradiction, modeling justice amidst unremitting opposition.
Josephite priest John Carroll, SSJ dies at 84
A longtime pastor of African-American parishes has died unexpectedly in DC, after more than half a century in religious priesthood.
Virtual prayer service tonight to promote Ven. Henriette DeLille, new Black saints petition
Louisiana's favorite Black nun is the subject of the latest event from Buffalo's Black Catholic ministry, and a petition to Rome including her cause is also on the docket.
2022 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering going virtual January 29th-February 1st
The USCCB's annual social justice conference will be back in January 2022, featuring several Black Catholic speakers and administrators.