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July 24, 2023
‘My Mission is to Form Saints,’ Speaker at National Black Catholic Congress Says
CNA
Peter Pinedo/CNA Held every five years, the NBCC is organized by a team of ecclesial and lay leaders, including Washington...
July 11, 2023
Pope Francis announces Consistory for creation of new Cardinals
Vatican News
Pope Francis announced a consistory for the creation of new cardinals from around the world to be held at the...
June 28, 2023
Josephites re-elect Bishop John H. Ricard as superior general
Black Catholic Messenger
By NATE TINNER-WILLIAMS | Black Catholic Messenger The historic religious society serving African Americans is meeting for its general chapter...
June 22, 2023
Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African-American religious congregation, declared venerable
CNA
By Hannah Brockhaus | CNA Vatican City, Jun 22, 2023 / 05:37 am Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause...
June 20, 2023
Josephites share devotion to Sacred Heart in largely African American parishes they serve
CNA News
By Susan Klemond | CNA News Bishop John H. Ricard welcomes Ugochukwu Henry Ihuoma (from left), George Agwu Liwhuliwhe and...
June 19, 2023
Black Catholics celebrate Juneteenth, reckon with church’s history of slavery
The Washington Post
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the first African American cardinal, presided over a special Mass at Mt. Calvary Catholic Church in Forestville,...
June 13, 2023
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory says Catholic journalists ‘change the lives of others’ through their work
The Dialog
By OSV News Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory delivers the homily at a memorial Mass at the Basilica of the...
June 8, 2023
‘She was and is the ambassador of peace’: The life and legacy of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster
41-KSHB Kansas City
By: JuYeon Kim | 41-KSHB Kansas City GOWER, Mo — Tens of thousands of people flocked to the small town of...
June 5, 2023
Online Religious Services Appeal to Many Americans, but Going in Person Remains More Popular
Pew Research Center
About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online; 21% use apps or websites to help with reading...
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