ESSENCE Festival panels cover health equity at future XULA medical school campus
The event was hosted by the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), announced two years ago and currently seeking accreditation.
St Katharine Drexel
Xavier University of Louisiana raises $100 million for 2025 centennial campaign
The historic Catholic HBCU aims to raise half a billion dollars in total, which will support university improvements and student scholarships.
Sr Mary Roger Thibodeaux, noted 'Black power' nun, dead at 86
The veteran Sister of the Blessed Sacrament wrote a 1972 book on Black Power and spent many years as an educator, national organizer, and evangelist.
Teen noted for 'impossible' math proof is attending Xavier University of Louisiana
Ne’Kiya Jackson, one of two New Orleans high schoolers recently noted globally for a new proof of the Pythagorean theorem, is now attending the nation’s Catholic HBCU, Xavier University of Louisiana. The school announced the news in August, following a flurry of news coverage and social media attention
Review: 'In the Shadow of Ebenezer' deftly highlights Atlanta's most historic Black Catholic parish
Christopher Gurley Jr. reviews a striking historical monograph from Dr. Leah Mickens, the winner of the inaugural Cyprian Davis, OSB, Prize in 2021.
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington to dedicate new building April 16
One of Kentucky's oldest Black Catholic parishes will solemnize a new building after years of planning and 18 months of construction.
Institute for Black Catholic Studies receives national Catholic history award
Xavier University of Louisiana's summer institute dedicated to the study of Black Catholicism has received a prestigious award from the American Catholic Historical Association.
XULA's St. Katharine Drexel Chapel celebrating 10 years on Saturday
The award-winning campus church at Xavier University of Louisiana will celebrate an anniversary Mass on Saturday, following a recent visit to the chapel from a Vatican cardinal.
Interview: Sr Stephanie Henry, the new president of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, founded by St Katharine Drexel, have elected an African-American president for the second time in history. She spoke with BCM on their mission in the modern world.
Fr Victor Laroche, OP celebrates first Mass as new XULA chaplain
A Haitian-American Dominican priest is the new chaplain at the nation's Catholic HBCU, and celebrated his first Orientation Mass earlier this month.
Spiritans to celebrate 150 years in US with Mass at Xavier University of Louisiana
A historic religious order known for its work with African Americans is celebrating 150 years of US ministry with a Mass at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies.
First Black Catholic parish in Cleveland celebrates centennial
An African-American Catholic church closed by a bishop—and reopened on a Vatican appeal two years later—celebrated its history late last month.
Xavier University of Louisiana announces plans for medical school
The nation's Catholic HBCU has announced plans for a graduate medical school, following decades of producing more Black doctors than any school in the country.
Xavier University of Louisiana named #1 HBCU for relative graduate earnings in new study
A new study shows that graduates from the nation's Black Catholic university earn more, compared to their state's Black graduates, than any HBCU in America.
Remembering Claver College—the nation's second Black Catholic college
You might not know it, but at one point in history, there were two Black Catholic colleges operating in the United States, funded by the same saintly nun.