Can Catholic social teaching change the world? I think so.
Dr. Ronald E. Smith says it's high time that the faithful—especially politicians—take up the radical call to solidarity from Pope Francis and his predecessors.
Dr. Ronald E. Smith says it's high time that the faithful—especially politicians—take up the radical call to solidarity from Pope Francis and his predecessors.
The historic Black prelate will be joined by a professor and parish staff member from one of Minnesota's most vibrant parishes.
The Afro-Cuban American foundress started the first order of Black Catholic nuns in the United States.
The Catholic hierarchy has marked an official stance against the colonization and subjugation of Indigenous persons.
Efran Menny describes a vision of Pan-Africanism infused with the ancient faith.
Nate Tinner-Williams explores the tragic intersection of modern slavery and African Americans, and the tepid national response.
Ralph Moore Jr. touts the legacies of African American Catholics on the path to sainthood, and how several of them paved the way for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nate Tinner-Williams on his takings in of a Funeral Mass for the ages, that of the retired Pope Benedict XVI.
Ralph Moore Jr. muses on the intersection of Blackness and the papacy as the world mourns Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
As the health of the retired pontiff takes a turn for the worse, Catholic bishops around the world have joined Pope Francis' call for intercession.
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.
Ralph Moore wonders aloud: are the six African-American Catholic saints-in-waiting delayed due to the specter of American segregation?
A Jesuit priest discusses his new book, covering a familiar topic and including the perspectives, stories, and holy resistance of Black Catholics.
The Holy Father's continued focus on racism was on display in an interview this month with America Magazine, in which he shared his thoughts on various topics—including Black Catholics.
Efran Menny reflects on the call of transformative justice, and the need for Catholics to treat seriously the prospect of prison abolition.
The Baltimore parish seeking to expedite the canonization of the six African Americans on the path to sainthood is holding its second annual All Saints Day Mass in their honor.