April Verrett elected first Black president of SEIU, second-largest union in America
The veteran labor organizer succeeds a fellow Catholic in Mary Kay Henry as head of an international union boasting of nearly two million members.
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Music clinic with Rawn Harbor set for June 7-8 in Houston
The nationally known Black Catholic liturgist will lead the event in Texas ahead of an appearance at the Archbishop Lyke Conference in Dallas-Fort Worth.
MLK speechwriter Clarence B. Jones awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
The nation's highest civilian honor, bestowed by President Joe Biden, went to the 93-year-old activist, former attorney, and businessman on May 3.
Washington School for Girls breaks ground on $25M expansion
The 25-year-old Black Catholic institution, currently split between two campuses in Southeast D.C., hopes to complete the new build by November 2025.
Descendants of Jesuit enslavement launch new research nonprofit
The Descendants of Jesuit Enslavement Historical & Genealogical Society seeks to shine a light on enslavement in the world's largest religious order.
Black groups react to controversial new U.S. census guidelines
Afro-Latino advocates and those fighting for descendants of American slavery have found fault in the new changes from the Biden administration.
'He has good days and bad days': Cardinal Wilton Gregory says Pope Francis' health is normal
The Archbishop of Washington will speak on Pope Francis and other topics during an Easter Sunday morning interview on Face the Nation.
Virtual prayer service to honor Dr. Ansel Augustine, USCCB's new African-American liaison
The former diocesan official is returning to D.C. to help lead the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on African-American Affairs.
Georgetown synod dialogue to feature African-American delegate Dr. Cynthia Bailey Manns
The Minnesota-based delegate to the Synod on Synodality, which will reconvene this October in Rome, will feature in a roundtable dialogue in Washington.
Remembering the first African-American Catholic permanent deacons
Dcn Tim Tilghman recounts the beginnings of the permanent diaconate in the United States—and the American religious community that made it happen.
Interview: Dr. Ansel Augustine, new USCCB leader for African Americans
The former youth minister and diocesan official will help guide the U.S. bishops' ministry to African Americans, succeeding longtime head Donna Grimes.
Maryland attorney general expands Catholic Church abuse investigation
Anthony Brown, a Black Catholic, is leading the charge to uncover abuse in Maryland locations of the (Arch)dioceses of Washington and Wilmington.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized again, weeks after secret cancer diagnosis
The 70-year-old Catholic retired general was diagnosed with cancer in December—a matter he kept secret until the onset of an infection days later.
Vocations the Josephite way: a path of encounter
Dcn Tim Tilghman, raised in the Josephite tradition, extols the religious community's history of seeking out African Americans to serve the Church.
St. Augustine Catholic School in Washington honored with street renaming
The historic school, the oldest surviving educational institution for Black children in Washington, was approved for the civic honor in 2023.
Savoring the National Black Catholic Congress, half a year later.
Daryl Grigsby counts the ways his experience at the summer 2023 event continues to give life, hope, and a healthy dose of Black pride.