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National Black Catholic Congress presents African American commentator, author and convert...

Daryl Grigsby, the well-known African American commentator, author and convert to Catholicism 25 years ago, hosted a March 7 webinar on the thorny subject...

Story of St. Josephine Bakhita continues to shine light on evil...

By Greg Burke Human cruelty, at times, seems to know no boundaries. We see examples of depravity and wanton violence every day, whether it’s the...

Sharing time with Sister Thea Bowman, a future Black Catholic saint

By Adrienne Curry Sitting at a kitchen table in Chicago more than three decades ago, I had a chance to get to know a holy...

Book review: ‘Subversive Habits’ seeks to fill historical gaps and omissions...

Mike Mastromatteo "Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle," Shannen Dee Williams, Duke University Press, 2022, 424 pages. In her book...

Black Catholic Ministry of the Diocese of Wilmington to host Juneteenth...

The Ministry for Black Catholics of the Diocese of Wilmington will host a Juneteenth celebration at St. Joseph's Church, 1012 N. French Street in...

Navigating racism in America doesn’t stop when you enter the doors...

PHILADELPHIA -- When Joseph Geeter retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and moved to suburban Philadelphia 20 years ago, he attended Mass at a...

Crossword puzzle on Diocese of Wilmington website promotes education for Black...

In its continuing effort to promote education, the Diocese of Wilmington Ministry for Black Catholics is drawing readers to its website at cdow.org during...

Sister Frances Millicent ‘Frankie’ Douglass broke barriers for Black women in...

As a public-facing historian of Black women, I have always relished the fact that Black History Month and Women's History Month are successive in...

Obituary: Beverly A. Carroll, spent life raising voice for African American...

BALTIMORE -- A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 23 at St. Peter Claver Church in West Baltimore for Beverly A. Carroll, a social justice...

Combating racism is a good and necessary work for the Catholic...

"What can our parishes do to combat the sins of racism in the geographical boundaries of our community?" This is a question I am...

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