The Knights of Peter Claver is the oldest Black Catholic lay-led organization still in existence. This Black History Month, Charlie Camosy spoke with Gregory Herr, who helped establish the first Knights of Peter Claver Council in Orange County, California, in 2022, domiciled
As we begin Black History Month, Kenneth Craycraft gives three reasons why the month’s observation is helpful for our national conscience. First, it is an opportunity for us to remember the unspeakable cruelty of chattel slavery. Second, Black History Month is a
During Black History Month in February, Catholics are being invited to register to attend this summer's National Black Catholic Congress, which over the years has made history of its own.
The National Black Catholic Congress XIII will be held July 20-23 at the
Gregory: World needs African Americans’ ‘strength of character’; it ‘resides within the souls of our people’
Celebrating a Feb. 5 Mass in honor of Black History Month, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory urged "ordinary people of color" to "vastly improve our world with an understanding of the strength of character that resides within the souls of our people."
Referring
At the conclusion of Black History Month, writer Michelle Martin shares how St. Luke Productions — which for more than 30 years has told stories of Scripture and the saints on stage — came to produce a stage version of the life
Flanked at the front of the sanctuary by six large portraits of Black Americans whose faith-filled lives placed them on the road to possible canonization by the Catholic Church, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. celebrated Mass Feb. 6 to mark
People must "reject all forms of racism, bigotry and injustice" and recognize "we are each made by God and are deserving of respect and dignity because of just that," Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Feb. 3.
Only then will mankind "live the
The Catholic Church in the United States is wrangling with its complicated history and mixed legacy on slavery and racial discrimination, writes Brian Fraga. Leaders in the Church say that in order to move forward, the Church needs to continue to acknowledge