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06/12/2026

St Augustine Catholic Church in New Orleans is once again "home", nearly five years after Hurricane Ida left them worshiping in their church hall and seeking major repairs.

Corpus Christi Sunday marked a new era in the history of one of the nation's oldest Black Catholic parishes.

06/10/2026

Pro-lifers have long struggled to connect with the Black community, not least because of a conservative tendency to reduce African Americans to negative statistics.

Briana Jansky writes that the Civil Rights Movement in particular has much to teach modern conservatives.

06/09/2026

Clarence B. Jones, who helped write Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s landmark "I Have a Dream" speech, has died at 95 after a lengthy career in law, media, finance, and education.

The Catholic-raised Black activist received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden in 2024.

06/06/2026

A new prayer service from the U.S. Catholic bishops for the nation's 250th anniversary is said to honor immigrants and the enslaved as integral to the American story.

Nate Tinner-Williams laments that the text in fact treats African Americans as an add-on, reducing them to an afterthought.

06/04/2026

"Tuner" is a music film masquerading as a caper, and there are enough strong performances to make up for characters who can sometimes leave you scratching your head.

Tinner-Williams reviews, saying it's a perfectly fine "shut up a listen" sort of comfort flick.

06/02/2026

For the month of the Sacred Heart and of Pride, two priests spoke of LGBTQ people in a podcast episode apparently borne from theology without dialogue.

Tulio Huggins responds, writing that Q***r identity and the Catholic Church are not mutually exclusive.

05/31/2026

A scholarship honoring the late Black Norbertine priest A. Gerard Jordan is accepting applications, benefiting a single mother pursuing a college education.

Jordan, who died in 2022 at the age of 54, was known as a promoter of Venerable Augustus Tolton.

05/28/2026

A Black Catholic parish will receive up to $5 million from the Diocese of Charlotte to repair a damaged edifice and expand to accommodate its growing membership.

Our Lady of Consolation Church has worshiped in its parish gymnasium for the past six years. https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/consolation-charlotte-repair-grant/

05/27/2026

Bishop Emeritus John Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, a Josephite who served as the first Black Catholic prelate in Florida, has died at 86.

He later served twice as superior general of his religious community and was a fierce advocate for social justice. https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/bishop-john-ricard-obit/

05/26/2026

In his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas", Pope Leo condemned the Vatican's role in the slavery—a first for the world's largest Christian church.

The remarks come in the wide-ranging document on AI, human dignity, and the dangers of new technologies. https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/pope-leo-first-encyclical/

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