The 45-year-old chaplain is set to become the nation’s youngest Catholic prelate and the latest African-American auxiliary bishop in Washington.
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Farewell Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ
Over the course of June 4-June 9, 2026 the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee bid farewell to its fourth and longest serving bishop, Most Rev. John H. Ricard, SSJ. In the spirit of Bishop Ricard’s episcopal motto, “God is Gracious,” we honor his fruitful service in the Lord’s vineyard. We place our faith in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead that we might meet him again in the New Jerusalem.
Watch the moving tribute to Bishop Ricard by clicking here: https://youtu.be/GzZSsgw8rH4?si=s3P1yYve8yEgwhaD
Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Magnifica Humanita’ Apology for Church’s Role in Slavery Well Received in Diocese of Brooklyn
By Paula Katinas | The Tablet
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — When Darcel Whitten-Wilamowski, director of the Sister Thea Bowman Mass Choir, learned that in his first encyclical Pope Leo XIV issued a formal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in slavery, she was overjoyed.
Auxiliary Bishop-elect Robert Boxie of Washington to be consecrated July 7
The 45-year-old chaplain is set to become the nation’s youngest Catholic prelate and the latest African-American auxiliary bishop in Washington.
Photos: Faith and resilience carry St. Augustine home after Ida in New Orleans
Nearly five years after Hurricane Ida inflicted heavy damage on St. Augustine Catholic Church, one of New Orleans’ most important Black Catholic churches, the parish on Sunday gathered to celebrate its first Mass back inside the sanctuary after a major renovation.
“We’re back home,” said the Rev. Emmanuel Mulenga.