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 By Dr. Valerie D. Lewis-Mosley / JerseyCatholic

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. was filled to overflow both on July 21 and again on July 22. The gathering of the National Black Catholic Congress XIII (NBCC) on July 21 and the African National Eucharistic Congress IV (ANEC) on July 22 participated in Liturgy that was celebrated by the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Wilton Gregory.

Pictured: Dr. Cynthia Bailey Manns

By Dr. Valerie D. Lewis-Mosley, RN \ JerseyCatholic

Sister Carmel McEnroy in her groundbreaking publication “Guests in Their Own House” described the Women of Vatican II as guests who were unheard and unseen and delegated to the back of the room. This was the description of the experience of the 23 women from 14 different countries who were invited to be auditors at the Vatican II Council.

By Molly Farrar and Lydia Evans | Daily Free Press
Photo: Ibram X. Kendi speaks at a panel hosted by Montclair Film on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTCLAIR FILM VIA FLICKR

Boston University hired Ibram X. Kendi to lead its new Center for Antiracist Research in 2020, a year marked by a global pandemic and nationwide racial tension.

Three years later, after at least $43 million in grants and gifts and what sources say has been an underwhelming output of research, the Center for Antiracist Research laid off almost all of its staff last week.

This monthly publication will share reflections with you about what is happening in the Black Catholic community of the Archdiocese and share with you how each of us are called to work together for the spiritual renewal of our local Church.

WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation, having reached age 75, of the Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. Pope Francis has also accepted the resignation, for health reasons, of the Most Reverend Andrew P. Wypych, from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.

The resignations were publicized in Washington on September 19, 2023, by Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.