Missouri cathedral featuring Ven. Augustus Tolton reopening on Thursday
The nation's first openly Black Catholic priest is featured in stained glass and a painted mural in the newly renovated Jefferson City cathedral.
The nation's first openly Black Catholic priest is featured in stained glass and a painted mural in the newly renovated Jefferson City cathedral.
The 75-year-old prelate will receive the Order of Lincoln at the state capitol from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
The man of the hour: Dom Chrysostom Christie-Searles, OSB, a Chicago native who first entered the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in 2017.
The sessions are led by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry of Chicago at the Tolton Spirituality Center, housed in Tolton's former parish.
The first trailer is out for the upcoming biopic “Sweetwater,” covering the life of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton—one of the first Black players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and an alum of Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s Catholic HBCU. Briarcliff Entertainment, which acquired the rights to the
The in-person event will coincide with the 169th birthday of Venerable Augustus Tolton—the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
Catholic events celebrating Kwanzaa are taking place throughout the week around the country, both online and in person.
Chicago's resident celebrity priest has been cleared of accusations for the fourth time in two years.
Rothell Price is the newest Chaplain of His Holiness, and the first African American to receive the historic title in a year and a half.
Three young brothers were shot over the weekend in Chicago. Their parish is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest.
Black scholars and activists are among the contributors to a new resource featuring Catholic women reflecting on the Church's lectionary readings.
The pastor of one of the most vibrant Black Catholic parishes in America is again under investigation for abuse, his fourth accusation in less than two years.
An African-American Norbertine priest in Louisiana, known for promoting the cause of Venerable Augustus Tolton, died this week of complications stemming from COVID-19.
Buffalo native Edwan "Manie" Manuel, SVD has completed one of the last steps in his seminary formation, ahead of his diaconate ordination next month.
A member of St Sabina Catholic Church's youth violence intervention program killed late last month in Chicago will be funeralized on Friday.
Ralph Moore Jr., a member of the group behind a letter-writing campaign to canonize the six African Americans to sainthood, makes his case for hagiological inclusion.