When one digs deeply into the Marian image revealed to St. Juan Diego and Bishop Juan Zumárraga, OFM in 1531, a distinctly Black Catholic narrative emerges. Nate Tinner-Williams dives in.
A high school student in Colorado Springs says Catholics must rally around the marginalized without caveats—especially when they are targeted with violence.
Ralph Moore wonders aloud: are the six African-American Catholic saints-in-waiting delayed due to the specter of American segregation?
The "Black Panther" sequel is on track to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Gunnar Gundersen reviews with a trans-cultural take.
Marian apparitions in the United States are all but non-existent, but one Black Mississippian born this day in 1923 may have broken the mold. Nate Tinner-Williams explores.
Ansel Augustine calls out the scourge of gun violence in New Orleans, and explains how interfaith partnerships may lead the way to change.
Vickie Figueroa, a Black Catholic ministry director in Detroit, reflects on how Servant of God Thea Bowman inspires her ministry.
Efran Menny reflects on the call of transformative justice, and the need for Catholics to treat seriously the prospect of prison abolition.
The nation's only Black Catholic female bioethicist has died at the age of 61 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Nate Tinner-Williams reflects.
Remembering one of the nation's greatest playwrights, not just in the frame of his well-known works, but also the undying specter of religion.
Does the Church have a responsibility to show Jesus in a way corresponding to his historical appearance and in the diversity of local cultures? Ashley Paul thinks so.
Gunnar Gundersen dissects a new interview by Bishop Robert Barron of actor Shia LaBeouf, a recent Catholic convert alleged to have abused multiple ex-girlfriends.
Ralph Moore Jr., a member of the group behind a letter-writing campaign to canonize the six African Americans to sainthood, makes his case for hagiological inclusion.
Efran Menny discusses how a popular song from one of the greatest rappers of all time fits into the narrative of Black liberation and intracommunity uplift.
A Black parish in Mobile was the subject of online controversy after posting a video of a parishioner dancing at Mass. Nate Tinner-Williams explains.
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.
