Bust of racist Catholic Supreme Court justice to be replaced by Thurgood Marshall
President Biden has signed legislation that will newly immortalize the nation's first Black Supreme Court justice in the US Capitol.
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Br David Boone, longtime S.C. civil rights activist, honored with street renaming in Rock Hill
A White Catholic religious brother who made waves with his support of the Civil Rights Movement has been honored in the city where he served for over six decades.
Applications open for Fairfield University's new access-oriented Bridgeport campus
A Jesuit university has plans to shake up higher education access in Connecticut. Things are moving right ahead, despite some local opposition.
Review: Thea Bowman documentary shines like a 'Shooting Star'
Gunnar Gundersen reviews the latest movie on Servant of God Thea Bowman, which highlights her witness for justice and her experience of racism in the Catholic Church.
The mysterious Black woman in the eyes of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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.
Opinion: Saint Jim Crow?
Ralph Moore wonders aloud: are the six African-American Catholic saints-in-waiting delayed due to the specter of American segregation?
Interview: Fr Chris Kellerman, SJ on his new book 'All Oppression Shall Cease', covering Catholic slavery and abolitionism
A Jesuit priest discusses his new book, covering a familiar topic and including the perspectives, stories, and holy resistance of Black Catholics.
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever': messy, but that's OK
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.
Reflection: The life and afterlife of Claude Newman, Black death row inmate who saw the Blessed Virgin
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.
'They should resist and not walk away': Pope Francis exhorts African-American Catholic community in new interview
The Holy Father's continued focus on racism was on display in an interview this month with America Magazine, in which he shared his thoughts on various topics—including Black Catholics.
Reflection: How a Black Catholic nun and saint-to-be inspires this lay minister
Vickie Figueroa, a Black Catholic ministry director in Detroit, reflects on how Servant of God Thea Bowman inspires her ministry.
Interview: Dr. Vincent W. Lloyd, on his new book 'Black Dignity'
A Black professor from Villanova has a new book out on Black philosophical underpinnings in the modern struggle for justice. Nate TInner-Williams interviews.
Georgetown Reconciliation Fund will award $400,000 annually to benefit descendants of Jesuit slaves
A top-ranked Catholic university has announced plans to award grants annually to atone for its participation in slavery.
Catholics should be prison abolitionists
Efran Menny reflects on the call of transformative justice, and the need for Catholics to treat seriously the prospect of prison abolition.
US Catholic bishops' 1968 statement on the 'National Race Crisis'
A 54-year-old statement from the nation's Catholic prelates on racism, protest, and social action reveals perspectives that may surprise some—and galvanize others.
Sr Doris Goudeaux, SSF, promoter of Venerable Henriette DeLille, dead at 91
A Black nun and former co-director of canonization efforts for her order's foundress, Venerable Henriette DeLille, has died in New Orleans.