Prophetic message from Sr Oralisa Martin stirs East of the River Revival in Maryland
The Black Catholic evangelist brought a spirited message of renewal to more than 700 attendees at the annual event in the Archdiocese of Washington.
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George Santos' seven-year fraud sentence commuted by President Trump
The former congressman from New York was expelled from the House of Representatives in 2023 and sentenced to federal prison in April.
Texas' Black Catholic-heavy special election for Congress is largely mum on Israel
Voters for the US House's vacant 18th district seat must parse candidates—several of them Black Catholics—who have largely avoided the Gaza issue.
Robert White Jr. to run for Congress against an aging Eleanor Holmes Norton
The 43-year-old D.C. Council member says he is running against his former mentor to bring hope to D.C. residents living in fear and uncertainty.
It's time to fire President Trump.
Dorothy Dempsey assesses the White House eight months into the second reign of the Republican New Yorker.
Black prelate's essay on DEI deleted by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington
U.S. Catholic bishops' ad hoc anti-racism committee to be made permanent
The eight-year-old committee, founded in 2017 to address the sin of racism, has been chaired by African-American prelates throughout its history.
George Raveling, spark behind 1984 Jordan-Nike deal, dead at 88
The D.C.-born Black Catholic was the first Black head coach in the Pac-8 Conference and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Democrats fled the Texas House to prevent a new gerrymander. Now, they're setting terms for a return.
Several Black Catholics are among more than 50 lawmakers who acted this month to protest and prevent disenfranchisement in the Lone Star State.
Black Catholic congressman 'incarcerated' while trying to enter immigrant detention facility in Brooklyn
Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat was briefly detained outside of MDC Brooklyn with two Democratic colleagues.
A special election, indeed: Can a Black Catholic from Tennessee make history in Congress?
Christopher S. Gurley gives his take on Vincent Dixie, a Democrat seeking a seat gerrymandered to bolster Republican power in the Volunteer State.
Faith without deeds is dead: On the failure to stop the One Big (not so) Beautiful Bill
Dr. Ronald Smith explains how we could have stopped historically harmful legislation, and how the Catholic Church failed to use its voice.
Bill Clay Sr., first Black congressperson from Missouri, dead at 94
The Catholic legislator broke barriers with his fierce advocacy and legislative skills, and was a cofounder of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary to host joint national convention with juniors in Maryland
For the second time, the nation's largest Black Catholic organization will host its junior and senior national gatherings back-to-back.
Ahead of Senate vote, Black Catholic bishop joins interfaith letter opposing Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill
Bishop Roy Campbell of Washington joined in opposing the budget reconciliation for its positions against migrants, welfare, and the environment.
'Faith can be the current': Aaron Z. Lewis and the intersection of God, earth, and tech
The young Black Catholic entrepreneur has helped create a revolution of space in Northwest D.C., and is promoting pilgrimage with the help of AI.