For years, a Baltimore group has been petitioning the pope to make a move regarding the first six African American Catholics on the path to sainthood. In October, they finally received a meeting with the Vatican's saint-making office.
Michael Sean Winters: The biography of groundbreaking Black Catholic journalist Daniel Rudd, whose birthplace was demolished earlier this year, challenges all of us to the work of racial justice and equality.
A clash with Bishop Michael Olson, who raised questions about the event's compatibility with Catholic teaching, doomed the Women's Empow[her]ment Summit, which Catholic Charities Fort Worth had scheduled for April 28.
Commentary: Black feminist author and social activist bell hooks continues to inspire many Black Catholics to use their vocations as clergy, laity, and theological educators to further transgress systems of oppression.
Commentary: A Pew survey, noting the number of U.S. Black Catholics and that the majority worship in parishes that are not predominately Black, has hinted at the richness, depth and necessity of Black Catholic devotion.
Watch: NCR culture/opinion editor Olga Segura speaks to Tia Noelle Pratt and Byron Wratee about reclaiming space for Black Catholics in both the church and society.
Your thoughts: NCR readers respond to the importance of a recent Pew study that highlights the religious beliefs, practices and experiences of Black Catholics in the United States.
Rihanna's pregnancy is a celebration of life that encourages us to consider how to celebrate Black pregnant joy as Catholics and fight for the representation of Black pregnant women in our society, especially within our churches.
I consulted with Pew researchers for their project on Black Catholicism. Here is why the new study is critical to national, diocesan and parish leaders in the U.S. church.
