Shifts, silence, and synodality: a so-called sleepy U.S. bishops gathering in Baltimore
Nate Tinner-Williams recaps what was ultimately a perfunctory episcopal affair, with a few notable exceptions that might raise eyebrows.
Racism
Joseph Strickland was my bishop. Here's why he had to go.
Briana Jansky of Tyler, Texas, explains how her erstwhile shepherd—removed this month by the Vatican—led her flock astray and nearly sabotaged her faith.
UPDATED: Racist messages found in dorm at USCCB's Catholic University of America
The incident on Monday is said to be separate from the Wednesday arrest of a man trespassing in a changing area in the same all-female dorm.
'An epoch-making time': Centennial Mass for first Black Catholic seminary draws thousands to Bay St. Louis
A celebratory weekend at St. Augustine Seminary culminated in a once-in-a-lifetime liturgy attended by beaucoup bishops and Black Catholics alike.
Malcolm X: a master evangelist ‘by any means necessary’
Dcn Tim Tilghman extols the virtues of Malcolm X, a legendary activist who modeled his life's work on the Biblical saints.
The National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice: A synodal moment in Minnesota
Hundreds gathered in downtown Minneapolis to discuss how Catholics can help heal harm in the modern world, though the conference speakers brought most of the diversity.
Vatican urges La. governor to clear state's death row
The overture comes amid a fierce legal battle for the state's right to execute, and for the outgoing governor's plan to grant widespread clemency.
'The Church without a church': Why St. Louis parish closures hit home for me.
A parishioner of a recently closed parish in Missouri explains her perspective on diocesan reorganization in the post-White Flight era.
Living 'The Dream': Dr. King's message for Catholics in 2023
Deacon Tim Tilghman explains how Black Catholics experience and live Dr. Martin Luther King's dream in the Church and in the world.
Bishop Joseph Perry of Chicago retires, widening Black episcopal void
With the retirement of the 75-year-old prelate, there remain only four active African-American Catholic bishops, three of whom were born in the U.S.
Two-day conference will explore Catholic slavery, racism
The first-of-its-kind event will draw practitioners to St. Louis under the auspices of Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery (CROSS).
A criminal for president? I think not.
Former president Donald Trump has been booked on criminal charges in Georgia, but his followers have not swayed from his cause. Dorothy Dempsey wonders why aloud.
Catholics react to anti-Black massacre in Jacksonville
Bishop Erik T. Pohlmeier of St. Augustine called the shooting "senseless" and called for unity while condemning racism.
Black Catholics to hold vigil before 2023 March on Washington
The event is being organized by representatives from St. Augustine Catholic Church, the mother church of Black Catholics in the nation's capital.
Fr Paschal Salisbury, first African-American Dominican priest, dead at 95
The barrier-breaking Black Catholic was the grandson of a formerly enslaved man and was turned away from other orders due to his race.
Racist music starts when you're young—so these three nursery rhymes must go.
Ever wondered about the origin of that strange-sounding children's song? It's worth researching to avoid passing down a racist legacy, says Sara Chinakwe.