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January 6, 2025
Pope Francis names San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington
Catholic Standard
SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD Photo: Spongie555, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pope Francis on Jan. 6, 2025 named...
December 19, 2024
After 29 years in prison, a teenage murderer gets a new start in life from a stranger
MSN
Story by Doug Smith | MSN Nancy Adams grew comfortable sharing her Compton townhome during the COVID-19 pandemic when she rented...
December 19, 2024
Justin Farr to be ordained transitional deacon in Nashville
Black Catholic Messenger
One of the nation’s roughly 30 African-American Catholic seminarians will receive Holy Orders this weekend at the Cathedral of the...
December 18, 2024
Photo from Bishop Fernand Cheri’s Episcopal Consecration, featuring Donna Toliver Grimes
The National Black Catholic Congress
This photo was taken on March 23, 2015 on the occasion of Bishop Fernand Cheri’s episcopal consecration in New Orleans....
December 18, 2024
INTERVIEW WITH DONNA TOLIVER GRIMES
National Black Catholic Congress YouTube Channel
A series of interviews with Black Catholic leaders were conducted during the creation of the National Black Catholic Congress documentary...
December 17, 2024
Fundraiser benefiting Detroit Black Catholic battling rare cancer in Dominican Republic
Black Catholic Messenger
Juan Rosario, caretaker for two siblings after the recent death of his mother, asks donations to cover chemo treatments in...
December 17, 2024
The Catholic Church must learn hospitality to stem ‘Black exodus’
National Catholic Reporter
Tamika Royes | National Catholic Reporter — Opinion Stock photo licensed from AdobeStock As I returned home from Mass recently,...
December 16, 2024
Pope Francis’ 2024: Turning 88, praying for peace, presiding over synod
The Dialog
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Photo: MainlyTwelve, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons VATICAN CITY — In late...
December 13, 2024
The October 2024 Issue of the Catholic Islander is available online
The Catholic Islander
https://files.ecatholic.com/28067/documents/2024/11/THE%20CATHOLIC%20ISLANDER%20-%20OCTOBER%202024.pdf?t=1732279181000
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