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January 3, 2022
US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
National Catholic Reporter
by Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press WEDOWEE, ALABAMA — Fr. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister...
January 3, 2022
Atonement Father Carter dies at 91; was longtime leader in Brooklyn
Crux
By Catholic News Service | Photo credit: Franciscan Friars of the Atonement BROOKLYN, New York — Father Martin Carter, a Franciscan...
December 17, 2021
Notre Dame receives nearly $1 million Lilly Endowment grant to help Department of Theology expand summer immersion and Spanish language programs for master’s degree students
University of Notre Dame
Author: Beth Staples The University of Notre Dame has been awarded nearly $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip students in...
December 16, 2021
The African American Catholic Youth Bible® is now available as an e-book!
Saint Mary's Press
NEWS RELEASE Saint Mary’s Press, in collaboration with The National Black Catholic Congress, Inc., is proud to present The African American...
December 14, 2021
About Three-in-Ten U.S. Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated
Pew Research Center
By Gregory A. Smith | Photo by Gregory Hayes on Unsplash The secularizing shifts evident in American society so far in...
December 14, 2021
Devastation, fatalities found in wake of powerful midwest tornadoes: Pope Francis offers gratitude for rescue workers
The Dialog
By Catholic News Service | Photo by State Farm MAYFIELD, Ky. — Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild shattered lives, homes and...
December 13, 2021
African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic
Pew Research Center
BY JEFF DIAMANT | Photo by Fallon Michael on Unsplash In many ways, Black people in the United States are more religious than Americans of...
December 13, 2021
Third Week of Advent – Reflection on Sr. Thea Bowman
Eat The Scroll Ministry
Join Evangelist Michael P Howard as he remembers Servant of God, Sr. Thea Bowman’s love for the spirituals during this...
December 13, 2021
Daniel Rudd dedication full of joy, inspiration
Springfield News-Sun
By Tom Stafford Visionaries can seem simultaneously preposterous and inspirational when viewed over the distance of time. Gary Agee reminded me...
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