Alexander Lema and Justus Ihemawulotu will make their final profession with the religious community just before their ordination in December.
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Bishop Garcia Appointed Inaugural Chairman of Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation
News Release from the USCCB
The subcommittee’s work falls under the mandate of the domestic justice and human development committee, which includes Catholic social teaching on issues of domestic concern such as poverty, housing, the environment, criminal justice, and other challenges that often have a disproportionate impact on communities of color.
WASHINGTON – Bishop Daniel E. Garcia has been appointed as the inaugural chairman of the newly established Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, which commenced its work on November 13. His appointment was made by Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. The subcommittee’s work falls under the mandate of the domestic justice and human development committee, which includes Catholic social teaching on issues of domestic concern such as poverty, housing, the environment, criminal justice, and other challenges that often have a disproportionate impact on communities of color.
‘As long as the Lord gives me strength’: Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington on continued ministry and the fight for justice and diversity
By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger
WASHINGTON — Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr., the nation’s most senior African-American Catholic active prelate and an advocate against injustice, says his ministry beyond the normal episcopal retirement age is one of speaking truth, remembering the forgotten, and advocating for Black Catholics.
The 78-year-old prelate has served in Washington since 2017 and is currently the only mainland Black Catholic bishop outside of the Southern United States. He spoke with BCM during the fall plenary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which took place in Baltimore earlier this month.
Georgetown Co-Hosts Conference on Illuminating Catholic Records of the Enslaved
Georgetown co-hosted a conference for religious leaders and researchers on increasing access to Catholic archives to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and slavery in the U.S.
The conference was organized by the Catholic Religious Organizations Studying Slavery (CROSS), a nonprofit made up of diocesan leaders and members of religious organizations. The organization works to improve access to the records of enslaved people in Catholic archives to provide a more comprehensive account of enslavement within the Catholic Church.
Xavier University of Louisiana receives $38 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger
The major gift surpasses her $20 million donation in 2020 as the largest private gift in the history of the nation’s Catholic HBCU.