The path to Black Catholic priesthood in the United States started with a former slave named Augustine Tolton.

Black Catholics rarely play a leadership role in their own parish, with just 10% saying they participate in leadership.

Milwaukee Black Catholics see optimism in Pope Leo's papacy on two fronts.

As we celebrate Black History Month, we recognize Black authors from past and present, including two prominent theologians.

Black Catholic women like Amanda Gorman are forgotten prophets of American democracy Recalling their history is crucial to understanding the history of civil rights ...

The U.S. may soon get its first Black American saint as six Black Catholics are being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church.

St. Ann's Catholic Church is using this All Saints' Day to call on the church to expedite the canonization of six Black American Catholics.

Black Catholics in America have ties back to colonial times and are actively campaigning for a Black Catholic saint.

It is time for Black Catholics, White Catholics, Brown, and Hispanic Catholics to stand up for the six African Americans on the path to sainthood. They’ve been waiting to be recognized here on ...

The U.S. Catholic Church has a painful history of racism. One step toward healing could be canonization of the six African Americans currently up for consideration as saints.

Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted the news of the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.

But, the famous, the prominent and the “some day” saints do not fully capture the day-to-day black Catholic experience. Black Catholics have lived in our country since at least the 1600s.