Timeline Stories

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The Twelfth National Black Catholic Congress gathering is held from July 6-9, in Orlando, Florida. A Pastoral Plan Committee, working together over the course of the Congress gathering, identified seven topics that they believed were critical for Black Catholics to address over the next five years. The Pastoral Plan was issued, along with an implementation guide, to provide ideas and inspiration to parishes for action on these important topics.

The cause for canonization of Julia Greeley is officially opened by Archbishop Samuel Aquila.

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The remains of Servant of God (at that time) Augustus Tolton are exhumed and verified

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Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, publishes two letters in response to the continued racial disparity in the United States: The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace (2015); and The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States (2016).

The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited — Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 2016
The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace— Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 2015.
The Faith Community: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic — Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 1990.
The Wisdom Community – Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 1980

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The 11^th National Black Catholic Congress gathering is held in Indianapolis, IN.
Using the findings from a survey of Black Catholics conducted by the NBCC in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame, the Congress XI Pastoral Plan of Action specified ten areas African American Catholics are called to engage in their faith. The complete Pastoral Plan can be found here.