Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., was a prominent figure in the American church after the Second Vatican Council due to, among other ...

A Catholic educator from Texas says teaching students about Black Catholic saints and other holy men and women of color “gives not only representation, but new role models for all of our students.” ...

Catholicism’s origins in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey were shaped by migration, missionary efforts and political ...

Members of the St. Joseph Gospel Choir sing during the Mass to Commemorate Black History Month that was held on Feb. 21, 2026 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Largo, Maryland. The Mass was sponsored ...

The history of Black Catholics and other marginalized people in the U.S. church covering more than two centuries is one worth knowing and can guide the church's response to the challenges of racism ...

Bishops, priests and parishioners from across Texas gathered Saturday to celebrate and commemorate African American Catholics ...

(AP) — Top leaders are encouraging Catholic schools to place a new emphasis on teaching about racial justice, as well as the history of Black Catholics. (AP) — The history of Black Catholics in the ...

(AP/WJZ) -- Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams – who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee – knew of only one Black nun, and a fake one at that: Sister Mary Clarence, as played by ...

Daniel Rudd, Mary Elizabeth Lange and Augustus Tolton (CNS photo/courtesy National Black Catholic Congress/courtesy of the Archdiocese of Chicago Archives and Records Center/courtesy of the Catholic ...

HUSBANDS BOSWORTH, England — Valuable sacred Catholic artifacts, including papal slippers, a rosary of Marie Antoinette, and a Book of Hours belonging to a martyred courtier to King Henry VIII, are ...

Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams – who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee – knew of only one Black nun, and a fake one at that: Sister Mary Clarence, as played by Whoopi ...