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Anne Marie Becraft recognized at Georgetown University as pioneer black nun in early 19th...
By SHANNEN DEE WILLIAMS
When asked to offer examples of the church’s faithful whose experiences are essential to our understanding of American Catholic history, there...
Viewpoint: Black History Month has a little known Catholic history as well
In 1949, famed Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes celebrated Negro History Week (the precursor to Black History Month) with members of the Oblate Sisters...
Black Catholic History Month: No Catholic MLKs?
There is an enduring myth that African-American Catholics were largely absent from the freedom struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, which resulted in the...
Long-lasting healing is needed for abuse survivors, according to victim assistance coordinators on anniversary...
WASHINGTONÂ -- Praising clergy sexual abuse survivors for their courage in bringing their painful experiences to light, a panel of current or former diocesan...
Sister Thea Bowman, already with a case for canonization, has street named in her...
WASHINGTON -- Officials at The Catholic University of America dedicated and blessed a campus street April 29 named in honor of the late Sister...
Navigating racism in America doesn’t stop when you enter the doors of a church
PHILADELPHIA -- When Joseph Geeter retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and moved to suburban Philadelphia 20 years ago, he attended Mass at a...
Six Black Americans on the road to canonization were honored during Mass Feb. 6,...
WASHINGTON -- Flanked at the front of the sanctuary by six large portraits of Black Americans whose faith-filled lives placed them on the road...