African-American Catholics have developed a rich spiritual patrimony for 500 years that has nourished holy men and women — six of whom have active causes for canonization.

None of the saints associated with the United States are of African descent. The Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University intends to change that, and here are six possibilities ...

“Although I was raised a Catholic, I never thought of a white saint, black saint. I didn’t realize there were no (African American) saints, and once that presented to me, I saw the realization ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — There was a buzz of energy in All Saints Church on Saturday, April 13. Rather than customary Catholic hymns, the choir kicked off the Convocation of Catholics of African Descent ...

Denver Newsroom, Aug 13, 2022 / 06:00 am. Among the many Black men and women who have been declared saints in the Catholic Church, not one of them — yet — has been American.

While there are already numerous Black canonized saints in the Catholic Church — such as St. Martin de Porres, St. Josephine Bakhita, and St. Augustine — none have yet been African-American ...

There is currently a process in the Episcopal Church to add to the calendar of saints the Right Rev. Barbara Harris, who died in 2020 and was former suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts.

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his papacy, the three million U.S. Black Catholics contemplate its deeper meaning, as questions linger about his ethnic heritage. Get daily updates on ...

Remembering Bishop Harold Perry, the first Black bishop in New Orleans and a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana ...

On July 24, 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the United States designated November as Black Catholic History Month to celebrate the long history and proud heritage of Black ...

The celebration of Black Catholic History Month serves to raise awareness about the rich ... An opportunity to review the lives of the hundreds of Saints of African descent in the first 300 ...