Black History Month

  • February 7, 2022

Black History Month seen as reminder of need to work for justice, equality

Flanked at the front of the sanctuary by six large portraits of Black Americans whose faith-filled lives placed...
  • January 25, 2022

Sculptor Edmonia Lewis shares message of human dignity through time

Edmonia Lewis, the first African American and Native American sculptor to achieve international recognition through works that reflected...
  • February 17, 2021

Retired nurse on mission to urge people of color to get COVID-19 vaccine

Having the ability to educate and advocate for her family inspired Joyce Christian of Somerville, Tennessee, to become...
  • February 17, 2021

On ‘Today’ show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his faith journey, racism

In a Feb. 15 segment for the "Today" show's "Changemakers" and "Black Voices" series, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory...
  • February 16, 2021

Pew report findings will validate faith of some, or cause soul-searching

When a 176-page report is issued on a subject that hasn't been addressed comprehensively in more than a...
  • February 4, 2021

Catholic Health Association launches initiative to confront racism

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation's movement for racial reckoning, the Catholic Health Association of...
  • February 4, 2021

Black Catholic is trailblazer in science; she has been geneticist for 56 years

As a child, Sheila Stiles Jewell played outside of the public housing where her family lived in Memphis....
  • February 2, 2021

Bishops support Biden’s racial equity orders related to housing, prisons

The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees welcomed recent executive actions by President Joe Biden...