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Cardinal Re's Prayer for the Conclave: 'We ask for "[the Holy Spirit's] light and strength so that the Pope elected may be he whom the Church and humanity need at this difficult, complex, and troubled turning point in history."'

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Black Catholic Videos & Webinars

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Resources to learn and grow in faith and daily life.

Browse by category to find interviews and reflections with Black Catholics, online webinars, and highlights from our past Congress and special events around the country.

Black Catholic Voices

Kami’s Story
Fr. Godwin Akpan, SSJ on YouTube
Answering the Call to Thrive: The Legacy of the National Black Catholic Congress
Celebrating Our Mama, the Blessed Virgin Mary
This is Our Story…This is Our Song: Black Catholic Women Religious Standing in the Breach
Sicka Sin featuring Fr. Josh Johnson — I Need You Now
Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman’s Journey to Sainthood
Racism, Human Dignity, and The Catholic Church in America
“Leveling The Praying Field” Is A Resource For Black Catholics
Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo
Celebrating Black History Month | Cardinal Wilton Gregory
Personal Hobbies and Interests | Getting to Know Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory

NBCC Webinars

The Daniel Rudd Fund: Demystifying the Application Process 2024
Putting On Work Gloves to Build Back Better: Writing a Pastoral Plan of Action
Taking Care of Our Gut While Giving God the Glory!
NBCC Webinar: Contemplative Outreach
Acquiring P.E.A.C.E.: A Prescription for Navigating Child Loss
Leveraging Mental Health: Thriving Through Our Stories
Synodality, Black Catholic Spirituality & the Racial Divide
An Introduction to Called and Gifted
Walking Humbly With God: Revitalizing the Church through Fellowship and Community
Apologetics Without Apologies
Hosting a Successful Day of Reflection
Understanding the Daniel Rudd Fund Grant Application Process
Eucharistic Renewal & Ministerial Audits: Who we are as opposed to what we do
I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me: The Tradition of Black Liturgy & Worship in the Catholic Church
Imagining our Ecological Future: Black Life and Laudato Si’
Pseudo-Religion or Social Poetry: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church
Black Spiritual History: A conversation with Dr. C. Vanessa White
Racism, Trauma, and the Catholic Church
Combating the Sin of Racism: A Change of Heart Mandated by God
National Black Catholic Congress XII: Pastoral Plan of Action
The Grieving Journey: Conversations of the Heart and Soul
What’s Our Story: Chapter 2, Prayer for Our Soil
Healthy Mind, Healthy Faith: How brain health impacts spiritual health and vice versa
What’s Our Story: Chapter 5, Sustained by Grace
What’s Our Story, Chapter 7: New & Old Sowers
What’s Our Story, Chapter 8: Family of Sowers
What’s Our Story, Chapter 9: New and Old Sowers
The Black Father: His Role in the Emotional and Cognitive Development of His Children
What;s Our Story, Chapter 6: Seeing New Fruits of Our Labor
The African American Father: “A Multi-cultural Perspective”
What’s Our Story: Chapter 10 – Family Reunion

Mass and special events

Litany of Healing and Repentance by Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB | 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
What Are The 7 Steps In Going To Confession (Reconciliation)?
Sculptor Ed Dwight Gives a Talk at the Our Mother of Africa Chapel 25th Anniversary Pilgrimage
25th Anniversary Celebration of Our Mother of Africa Chapel
Episcopal Ordination and Installation of Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune
Ask Fr. Josh: Why Do We Baptize Babies in the Catholic Church?
The Veil Removed
Treasures of the Church
Installation of Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre
Tolton Mass April 26, 2016
Tolton Mass April 25, 2016
FR. AUGUSTUS TOLTON: THE CAUSE FOR SAINTHOOD
Fr. Patrick Smith – Keynote Address #1
Bishop George Murry – Keynote Address #2
Bishop Edward Braxton’s Homily
Bishop John Ricard’s Homily

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Pray With Us: The Feminine Genius
Who Are Some of the Black Catholic Saints I Haven’t Heard of?
How to Find Healing After An Abortion
Is Advent a Time for Fasting or Feasting?
Tips for Staying Focused in Prayer
4 Reasons for Dryness in Prayer
What is Lectio Divina?
Why Stay Catholic?
Reconciling the Body of Christ (An Interview with Fr. Josh Johnson & Fr. Mike Schmitz)
I Will Follow (Vocations Story of Fr. Josh Johnson & Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Our Latest Congress

National Congress XIII

In 2023, Congress XIII celebrated another gathering together as a congress of black Catholics in modern times. This celebration to “Write the Vision” brought the power of the Spirit to renew and strengthen the bond of Christian love that exists between us all.

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NBCC Congresses videos

1987 Congress VI Part 3
1987 Congress VI Part 2
1987 Congress VI Part 1
Black Catholics in Detroit Testimonial
Jerrell, Kyle and Gwynn Hall from the Diocese of Charleston
Carolyn Taylor from the Diocese of Camden NJ
Diocese of Charlotte, NC
Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas
Diana Williams from Columbus Diocese Testimony
Testimony Two: Annette M. Turner & Vanessa Campbell
Diocese of Raleigh
Diocese of Lafayette, LA
Fayetta Jackson, Serena Campher, and Carolyn Carter Congress XIII testimony
Adrian Sloan tells why she came to Congress XIII
Conrad Johnson of the Diocese of Pittsburgh tells why he came to Congress XIII
Why did you attend Congress XIII?
Congress XIII Saturday Eucharistic Liturgy
Congress XIII Opening Eucharistic Liturgy at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Congress XIII Opening Roll Call and Plenary Session
Congress XIII Thursday Evening Reception
NBCC Final Recap 2017
Cardinal Turkson Address to Congress XII
Highlights from Tenth National Black Catholic Congress
Keeping the Faith – The Black Catholic Congress Movement of the 20th Century
Faith in Action

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Habemus Papam

We have a Pope!


Image taken from Vatican News video.

Leo XIV is the new Pope.
The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome and the first American Pope.
Click here to read the announcement from Vatican News.

Watch the Vatican Media Live broadcast (White smoke begins at -2:50:12).