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By Site Staff | Biz New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — On May 9, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) celebrated more than 600 graduates across two ceremonies, welcoming His Eminence Peter Turkson and STEM advocate Calvin Mackie as commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients at the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university.
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Reflections from the tomb of Venerable Pierre Toussaint, one of the nation’s seven Black Catholics on the road to sainthood
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Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger
The consecration of Auxiliary Bishop-elect Robert Boxie III—the first new African-American Catholic prelate in nearly a decade—will take place Tuesday, July 7, the Archdiocese of Washington has announced.
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By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic Standard
Organizers in Seoul, South Korea, announced five patron saints for World Youth Day 2027 that reflect the themes of truth, peace and love that are at the heart of the youth gathering.
The five saints selected by the WYD Organizing Committee include: St. John Paul II, who founded the World Youth Day celebration; St. Andrew Kim Taegon, the first Korean Catholic priest, and companions who were martyred; St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants; St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of victims of human trafficking and modern slavery; and St. Carlo Acutis, the millennial saint known for his use of technology to evangelize.