African-American Catholics Archives

Black clergy, women religious, seminarians mark history, celebrate

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 28, 2019

The joint conference of the national organizations for black Catholic clergy, women religious, seminarians and deacons finally made its first stop in Baltimore, a city noted for several firsts on the road to equality in the faith.

Claverite Junior convention tackles bullying, helps youth address it

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 27, 2019

Confronting social justice issues such as bullying was at the top of the agenda for the 600 or so youth gathered in Houston for the 23rd biennial convention of the Junior Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver.

Conference celebrates African American Catholics’ gifts to liturgy, ministry

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 13, 2019

The Archbishop Lyke Conference began in 2004. This year’s conference was held July 2-6 near Washington, in National Harbor and took place in conjunction with the Father Clarence Rivers Music Institute. Rivers, a Catholic priest who died in 2004, was a noted composer of liturgical music whose work combined Catholic worship with traditional African American music.

New D.C. leader says of facing abuse crisis again: ‘I’m not afraid’

Interviews
May 17, 2019

Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who’ll be installed as the seventh Archbishop of Washington on May 21, says Washington’s experience of the recent wave of clerical sexual abuse scandals is “unique in the United States.”

Texas parishioners embrace Gulf Coast Mardi Gras traditions

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Mar 6, 2019

The bright colored beads around Father Jude Ezuma’s neck looked a lot like a rosary, but on the morning of March 2, the beads signaled a different type of celebration: Mardi Gras on Galveston Island on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Filmmaker’s new movie ‘Across’ tells story of Father Augustus Tolton

Catholic News Service
Feb 13, 2019

Nashville filmmaker Chris Foley, inspired by the story of Father Augustus Tolton’s life, has written and directed a short film, ‘Across’, about the Tolton family’s escape from slavery.