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June 27, 2022
Black Catholics react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
The Black Catholic Messenger
By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger On Friday morning, the US Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
June 23, 2022
Uvalde, Texas
Sr. Magdala Marie Gilbert, OSP
Madman on the loose Gunning down kids like geese on a pond. Worrying not about developmental ages. Just shooting in...
June 16, 2022
A Place at the Table
FORMED
There are no African-American Saints formally recognized within the Catholic Church, but that could soon change. There are six incredible...
June 16, 2022
Could Julia Greeley be one of church’s first Black American saints?
Catholic News Service
By Lisa Cotter | Catholic News Service A white marble tomb stands to the left of the altar in Denver’s...
June 16, 2022
Trailer released for documentary on Servant of God Thea Bowman
The Catholic Messenger
By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A new trailer has been released for an upcoming documentary on...
June 16, 2022
Why Do We Celebrate Juneteenth? Columbians Share the History and How They Observe the Day
Columbia University
For many, especially in the southern United States and particularly in Texas, Juneteenth has been an emancipation celebration observed for...
June 6, 2022
Bishop Brennan Leads Interfaith Prayer Service to Remember Victims of Mass Shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde
The Tablet
JAMAICA ESTATES — Bishop Robert Brennan and the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns (VBCC) led an interfaith...
June 6, 2022
At least 50 feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria
Catholic News Agency
Story By Shannon Mullen | Catholic News Agency Photo by James Wiseman on Unsplash At least 50 people were killed...
May 25, 2022
The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers
The New York Times
In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their...
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