Black History Month Archives

Catholic recalls standing her ground on train by staying seated

Feb 29, 2020

Gertrudejane Holliday Stone, a parishioner at St. Mary of the Purification Church in Houston, was a Freedom Rider even before the term was coined.

By Jo Ann Zuniga

Event examines intersection of faith and pursuit of racial justice

Feb 26, 2020

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Student leaders tackled the intersections of race, faith, and justice during a frank panel discussion at Xavier University. Dr. Marcus Mescher, the event’s organizer and an assistant professor of Christian ethics at the midwestern Jesuit university, told Crux that “many in attendance remarked that they ‘got more

By Nick Mayrand

Black Catholics in Brazil struggle against racism in society and Church

Feb 24, 2020

As Afro-Brazilian Catholic activists struggle to promote their culture and increase participation of black people in high-ranking positions in the Brazilian Church and society, the search of a new dialogue with the hierarchy on the agenda.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

African American students urged to learn about their history, heritage

Feb 16, 2020

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington urged students at Archbishop Carroll High School to take time during Black History Month to study the heritage and history of African Americans.

By Josephine von Dohlen

Daniel Rudd: A pioneering leader in black Catholic journalism

Feb 23, 2019

With February being both Black History Month and Catholic Press Month, Daniel Rudd’s story is worth knowing.

By Joyce Duriga

Archbishop calls for renewed focus on Rev. King’s call to nonviolence

Feb 14, 2018

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. prompted Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori to write a pastoral letter on the civil rights leader’s principles of nonviolence.

By Christopher Gunty