Timeline Stories

The 10th National Black Catholic Congress gathering is held from July 12-15 in Buffalo, NY.
The theme of this Congress gathering, Christ is With Us: Celebrating the Gifts of the Sacraments, was inspired by the witness of our ancestors and gave proof of our gratitude for the gifts of our Catholic and African heritage.

^{From In A Word archives, Congress IX in 2002.}

The 9th National Black Catholic Congress gathering is held from August 29-September 1 in Chicago, IL.
With a Declaration of Principles, the Congress IX assembly dedicates themselves to make an effort to embody the healing presence of God’s unconditional love to others and establish justice by living in patterns of the right relationships in a world challenged by human evil and sin.

^{Photo from USCCB}

(Collated in 2013) Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself: U.S. Catholic Bishops Speak Against Racism, is published.

^{Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons}

On December 17, 1997, Pope John Paul II declares Pierre Toussaint venerable.

^{Photo from NBCC Archives. One of the naves features a statue of Our Mother of Africa holding the infant, Jesus, while two of the four evangelists look on.}

The 8th National Black Catholic Congress gathering is held from August 28-31 in Baltimore, MD.
This Congress celebrates the opening of the “Our Mother of Africa Chapel,” located within the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.