Philadelphia
Total 16 Posts
Black Catholic named new Philadelphia Poet Laureate
An award-winning poet and professor in the City of Brotherly Love has received a high honor from the city for her artistic achievement.
2 Black Catholic schools closing permanently in New Orleans and Mobile
A pair of African-American schools in two of the Blackest archdiocese in the country are slated to close at the end of the current school year.
New fellowship at Villanova honors pioneering Black nun
The first Black nun to head a Catholic parish is now the namesake of a graduate student fellowship at her alma mater.
Opinion: Black Catholics ended slavery, tackled Jim Crow, fought abuse, and saved America
Nate Tinner-Williams argues that from the beginning of US colonial history, Black Catholics have been a sign of contradiction, modeling justice amidst unremitting opposition.
Where to find a Black Catholic History Month event (2021 edition)
Looking for an event in your area (or an online event) to celebrate Black Catholic History Month this year? We have you covered.
'I can think of no worse response': Black theologian Dr. Jessica Murdoch blasts 2023 Synod plans in event with ousted Vatican doctrine chief Müller
In Philadelphia Thursday night, a conservative Black theologian teamed with an aggrieved German cardinal to discuss the meaning of Catholicism. The results were not pretty.
Diverse Black Catholic theologians on display tonight in simultaneous (if not competing) Philly events
Two events tonight featuring Black Catholic theologians will explore, independently, how to bring theology into politics and how to bring conservative Catholicism into theology.