Tag: Black Catholics
Black Catholic spirituality a force in fight against racism, say Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA -- Two Black Catholic pastors in Philadelphia say their parishes are drawing strength from the Eucharist, prayer and a rich spiritual heritage in...
Viewpoint: Black History Month has a little known Catholic history as...
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 clergy, women religious, seminarians mark history, celebrate
BALTIMORE — The joint conference of the national organizations for black Catholic clergy, women religious, seminarians and deacons finally made its first stop in...
Choosing Catholicism and celebrating Black Catholic History Month
From the 1920s through the 1960s more than 300,000 African-Americans across the country chose to enter into communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Their...
Come, Holy Spirit!: Black spirituality and the Catholic Church
From the first Pentecost until now, the Holy Spirit has guided the body of Christ in its mission to evangelize, blessing it with diverse...