Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington to be removed amid GOP power struggle
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the move this month following threats of funding cuts from a prominent House Republican.
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'Reign of terror': Black Catholic congressman responds to Trump's Congress address
Rep. Adriano Espaillat railed against the president's anti-immigrant moves, tax cuts, and divisive rhetoric during his first six weeks in office.
Historic Black Catholic parish in St. Louis gets $500k restoration grant
St. Alphonsus "Rock" Church has long sought to restore its stained-glass windows, which date back to the 1904 World's Fair and have since degraded.
Three minority-serving Catholic schools in the Bronx to close
The move comes six months after two of the schools, operated for a decade by Partnership Schools, were reacquired by the Archdiocese of New York.
The president has a sworn duty to protect the marginalized. It's downright Biblical.
Alexander Walton on the Biblical injunction for rulers and the temptations of greed and power at the highest echelons of society.
Court will hear objections to archdiocese sale of historic Black Catholic school building in New Orleans
The property was once owned by Creole matriarch Marie Couvent, who willed that it never be sold—a wish violated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Podcast: Fr John McKenzie on modern urban Catholic evangelization (BCM show #14)
The African-American Catholic priest in Detroit shares on his life of faith as well as the triumphs and trials of inner-city outreach in the modern U.S. Church.
St. Louis' Lwanga Center board secretly dissolved, stripped of duties
The 46-year-old archdiocesan Black Catholic office was effectively commandeered in June, just days after an annual celebration of its work.
Archdiocese seeks to sell historic Black Catholic school in New Orleans
The Couvent School building, which for centuries housed institutions serving the poor, was previously acquired by the chancery via a legal loophole.
Thoughts from a Black Catholic on the second Trump presidency
Dr. Ronald E. Smith gives a prayerful take on the return of the Republican firebrand, with an eye on the economy and level-headed engagement.
Archdiocese of New York closes Office of Black Ministry amid mounting clergy abuse payouts
The secretive announcement followed an archdiocesan lawsuit against its insurer concerning civil claims filed under the New York Child Victims Act.
Two-thirds of Baltimore's Black Catholic parishes to close in reorganization plan
30 churches will shutter in the newly finalized plan, released on May 22 and sparking varied reactions from African Americans.
Fontbonne University to close in 2025, continuing decline in diverse Catholic education
The 100-year-old school is one of several small, significantly Black Catholic colleges to announce closure recently due to long-term financial struggles.
Notre Dame College in Ohio to close permanently in 2024
The 102-year-old Catholic college cited declining enrollment and financial woes, compounded by the departure of the Sisters of Notre Dame last year.
Sacred Heart, Joliet Diocese's sole Black Catholic parish, slated for closure
Bishop Ronald Hicks and the diocese have denied reports that a newly finalized restructuring plan is related to recent clergy sex abuse settlements.
'Cancer Alley' polluter wins appeal in Louisiana court
The ruling is one of multiple recent blows to environmental protections in a region that sees sky-high cancer rates due to airborne carcinogens.