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.
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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.
Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #6 HBCU for third straight year
Xavier University of Louisiana is once again the #6 HBCU in the nation, maintaining its status as a top higher education institution in new rankings released this month by U.S. News & World Report. The Black Catholic school in New Orleans also tied for the #16 university in the
Bishop Robert Barron praises late far-right activist Charlie Kirk following fatal shooting
The Trump-aligned prelate called the young influencer a man of "considerable charm" and "goodness of heart" despite his racist and violent views.
From the Black perspective, where is Catholic education headed?
Tamika Royes on the evolution of Church-sponsored schooling and the resolve needed for authentic renewal and cultural inclusion.
Black Catholics react to Minneapolis shooting that left two students dead at parish
Archbishop Shelton Fabre, chair of the U.S. bishops' domestic justice committee, called the attack "senseless" and requested prayers for the grieving.
UPDATED: Bishop Francis Scholarship Brunch set for November in Newark
Sponsors are sought for the annual event benefiting graduating high schoolers and honoring the archdiocese's late Black Catholic prelate.
'Credible allegation' of child sex abuse against Fr Herman A. Porter, late Black Catholic activist
The Rockford Diocese priest organized the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus in 1968 and was floated as a candidate for Archbishop of Washington.
Unity Explosion 2025 and the future of the Black Catholic family
Efran Menny reflects on his experience as a participant at Unity Explosion 2025, a Black Catholic ministry conference this summer in Texas.
Two more Black-serving Catholic schools closed in New York Archdiocese
Historic St. Mark the Evangelist, the first Black Catholic school in Harlem, was closed this month alongside Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary in East Harlem.
D.C. Black Catholic school makes first-ever trip to England to connect with 'founding spirit'
The Washington School for Girls' 8th-grade trip was a unique experience for students exploring London and Felixstowe this spring before graduation.
Ricky Malebranche to be ordained first Black American priest in Arlington Diocese
The former high school counselor is one of several U.S.-born Black Catholic seminarians who has received Holy Orders within the past year.
Sr Thea Bowman Montessori School opening in Memphis this summer
The new project, named for a famed Black nun and saint-to-be, comes after years of Catholic school closures in the nation's largest Black city.
Saint Frances Academy, nation's oldest Black Catholic school, to open middle school in fall 2025
The historic Baltimore institution, founded by the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1828, announced the news earlier this month.
Surviving Catholic clerical sex abuse is not new, and it's not White.
Christopher Gurley on the stories of Black Catholic survivors—a demographic often forgotten in the push to address the Church's living scourge.
Archdiocese of Chicago sues claimants who alleged abuse at Black Catholic parish
Two defendants are among some 30 individuals alleged to have conspired in filing false claims against notorious former priest Daniel McCormack.