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March 14, 2022
These women may become the first African-American Catholic saints
CNN
An activist from Baltimore started a letter-writing campaign to Pope Francis in hope that he canonizes the first Black Catholic...
March 14, 2022
Maryland Gov. Hogan declares 2022 the ‘Year of Harriet Tubman’
WTOP News
By Ivy Lyons | ilyons@wtop.com Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has proclaimed the year 2022 for Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist and military scout who helped advance...
March 11, 2022
Pioneering Baltimorean was nation’s first Black woman to receive an officer’s commission in the Air Force
The Catholic Review
By George P. Matysek Jr. | Catholic Review Sandra Williams Ortega was stunned to see two high-ranking ROTC leaders standing on...
March 11, 2022
The incredible life of Samuel Henderson, protector of the Memphis Dominicans
Aleteia Magazine
By Morris Butcher | Aleteia Magazine A formerly enslaved Black Catholic convert, Henderson served the Memphis parish as a groundskeeper,...
March 4, 2022
Podcast: Sister Thea Bowman and the importance of Black Catholic spirituality
America Magazine
A woman prays during a Black History Month Mass of thanksgiving at Immaculate Conception Church in the Jamaica Estates section...
March 3, 2022
Today is the Feast Day of St. Katharine Drexel
Catholic Online
“The Eucharist is a never-ending sacrifice. It is the Sacrament of love, the supreme love, the act of love.” –...
February 25, 2022
Pope makes personal appeal in remarkable Russia embassy trip
The Washington Post
By Nicole Winfield | AP | from The Washington Post ROME — Pope Francis visited the Russian Embassy on Friday to personally “express...
February 25, 2022
Celebrating Black History Month | Cardinal Wilton Gregory
Cardinal Wilton Gregory shares a message in celebration of Black History Month. Click here to watch the video.
February 25, 2022
UKRAINE CONFLICT | Emergency Relief
CRS Emergency Factsheet
As reports emerge of families being displaced by the recent attacks in Ukraine, Catholic Relief Services is helping Caritas teams...
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