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February 18, 2022
Xavier University partners with University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Dentistry for Early Assurance Program
Xavier University of Louisiana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE XULA Contact: Chelsea Cunningham 504-520-5425 | ccunnin5@xula.edu UAB Media Contact: Anna Jones 205-644-1745 | ajones7@uab.edu New Orleans,...
February 18, 2022
Statues of St. Josephine Bakhita and Fr. Augustus Tolton available
St. Jude Shop
St. Jude shop now has statues of Josephine Bakhita and Fr. Augustus Tolton available for purchase. These statues are made...
February 18, 2022
The First Black-Owned Restaurant in the United States
New York Culture
New York Culture | Photo by Mike Norton February is the Black History Month in the United States. I love...
February 17, 2022
U.S. Black Catholic nuns are overlooked desegregation pioneers
Catholic Standard
BY SHANNEN DEE WILLIAMS | Catholic Standard CNS photo/Bettman/Corbis/PBS As a public-facing historian of Black women, I have always relished the...
February 15, 2022
New podcast explores the life of Fr. Clarence Joseph Rivers
NCR Online
by Emily Strand, Eric T. Styles | NCR Online Photo by Emily Strand The podcast “Meet Father Rivers,” which premiered last August...
February 15, 2022
The Rev. Charles Williams Jr., director of the Office for Black Catholics, dies at 70
Richmond Free Press
Jeremy M. Lazarus | Richmond Free Press The Rev. Charles Williams Jr., who led the Catholic Diocese of Richmond’s Office...
February 15, 2022
African American sister says prayer, listening can lead to racial healing
Catholic News Service
By Rebecca Drake, Catholic News Service SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) — The topic of racism can be a source of conflict....
February 15, 2022
Xavier University of Louisiana: Black History Month Convocation
XULA/IBCS
Featuring keynote speaker Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. Black History Month Convocation is the university’s official celebration of Black History Month....
February 14, 2022
After heart transplant, cultural ministries manager has new lease on ‘simpler’ life
Detroit Catholic
By GABRIELLA PATTI | Detroit Catholic Photo by Valaurian Waller | Detroit Catholic Vickie Figueroa spent most of her life...
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