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By RUBY THOMAS | The Record

During a liturgy in the presence of family members, the faithful of the Archdiocese of Louisville and bishops of the Province of Louisville, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre was invested with the pallium Sept. 20.

BY SAMANTHA SMITH | The Catholic Standard

Placing his hands on the sculptures he made 25 years ago, Ed Dwight told stories of what inspired his art to visitors at the Our Mother of Africa Chapel.

Dwight, along with other artists and community members, was honored at the chapel during its 25th anniversary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17.

The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) hosted the pilgrimage celebration. The NBCC is an organization that represents about 3 million African American Catholics within the United States to address spiritual needs within the Church. The chapel was a gift on behalf of the NBCC to the National Shrine. It remembers the history of slavery in the United States and provides a sense of hope.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – During Mount Mercy University’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held on January 18, the Student Government Association unveiled the Sister Cora Marie Billings Diversity and Inclusivity Program. “The Sister Cora Marie Billings Program Endowment is part of the first phase of our effort to create more inclusivity on campus, and we are allocating $10,000 to begin this endowment,” said SGA President Emma Lantz. “It will support programs on campus such as this breakfast, speakers, or other events that foster community conversations and encourage unity at Mount Mercy.” The announcement of this new endowment was a surprise to Sister Cora.

Saint Peter Claver’s Story | From Franciscan Media

A native of Spain, young Jesuit Peter Claver left his homeland forever in 1610 to be a missionary in the colonies of the New World. He sailed into Cartagena, a rich port city washed by the Caribbean. He was ordained there in 1615.

By this time the slave trade had been established in the Americas for nearly 100 years, and Cartagena was a chief center for it. Ten thousand slaves poured into the port each year after crossing the Atlantic from West Africa under conditions so foul and inhuman that an estimated one-third of the passengers died in transit. Although the practice of slave-trading was condemned by Pope Paul III and later labeled “supreme villainy” by Pope Pius IX, it continued to flourish.

By Daniel Meloy | Detroit Catholic

DETROIT — It’s been four years since the Archdiocese of Detroit has hosted a Black Catholic Women’s Conference, but the gathering was just what the soul needed for those who attended.