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February 8, 2024
An Invitation…
Catholic Philly
By Father Stephen D. Thorne | CatholicPhilly.com When I was a doctoral student at Bowie State University in Maryland, I...
February 8, 2024
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Josephine Bakhita
Canossian Daughters of Charity
On October 1, 2000 – Pope John Paul II, canonized a Canossian Sister from Africa, Saint Josephine Bahkita. Since then,...
February 7, 2024
What a Jim Crow-era asylum can teach us about mental health today
Newsbreak
By Tonya Mosley | Newsbreak From the outside, the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland, which opened in Crownsville,...
February 6, 2024
NBCC Digital Newsletter Launched for Black History Month
The National Black Catholic Congress
Check out this edition of the NBCC Digital Newsletter. You’ll find information about Black History Month and a few of...
February 6, 2024
National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day to be Celebrated Feb. 7-14
Diocese of Sacramento
WASHINGTON – Each year, National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to focus on and celebrate the vocation...
February 6, 2024
Gary’s Thea Bowman charter eyes $8 million project
Chicago Tribune
Because of the frozen ground, participants have empty shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony on a $8 million addition to the...
January 31, 2024
St. Augustine School celebrates Washington, D.C., street named in its honor
Catholic Standard
BY WILLIAM MURRAY | Catholic Standard Members of the St. Augustine Catholic School community in Washington, D.C., and school supporters and...
January 31, 2024
Catholic educators, students honor Mother Lange as ‘venerable’
Catholic Review
By George P. Matysek Jr. | Catholic Review The one-and-only known photograph ever taken of Venerable Mother Mary Lange held a...
January 24, 2024
Breaking 187-Year Silence: Reverend Mr. Gregory Lambert to Become First Black Priest Ordained in Iowa Since 1837
Catholic Notebook
By Catholic Notebook Catholic Notebook proudly announces on May 25th, 2024, Reverend Mr. Lambert will be the first-ever black American...
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