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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...
May 25, 2022
Statement from Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr., President of the NBCC, on yesterday’s shootings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX
Most Reverend Roy E. Campbell, President of the National Black Catholic Congress
May 25, 2022 It is with the deepest sadness that we have learned of another mass shooting, of children and...
May 25, 2022
Archbishop Lori on the tragic school shooting in Texas
The Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archbishop Lori on the tragic school shooting in Texas ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE | MAY 24, 2022 PRESS RELEASE For immediate...
May 25, 2022
Shooting at Elementary School Devastates Community in South Texas
The New York Times
It was the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Conn. Josh Peck and J. David Goodman | The New...
May 24, 2022
Josephite Harvest Summer 2022 Now Available!
The Josephite Harvest Magazine
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