New Trappist meditation garden honors the enslaved in South Carolina
Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner planned the new project after discovering unmarked graves believed to belong to enslaved African Americans.
Prayer
Prayer for a pope: On Leo XIV and the era of great faith
Dr. Ronald E. Smith shares how we can support the new Roman pontiff, inspired by recent Catholic exemplars of holiness and evangelization.
Interview: Cheyenne Johnson, who will make 3,000-mile trek on 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
The Black Catholic campus minister chats with Nate Tinner-Williams on her excitement for the journey and hunger to walk with Christ in a new way.
Black Catholic books of note (2025 edition)
A sampling of new and upcoming texts written by Black Catholics in the past year.
How a Black Catholic school choir reminded me about the joy of prayer
Tamika Royes on her experience with international faith in action, featuring young men from historic St. Augustine High School in New Orleans.
Say 'Amen': A guide for self-care in a perilous age
Dr. Paula Langford gives holistic wisdom for unprecedented times, noting the importance of self-care even as the cares of the world seem overwhelming.
One Black Catholic's prayers for the 2025 Jubilee Year
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how he is experiencing spiritual growth and how others can join in the spiritual fruits of the Church's season of freedom.
Thoughts from a Black Catholic on the second Trump presidency
Dr. Ronald E. Smith gives a prayerful take on the return of the Republican firebrand, with an eye on the economy and level-headed engagement.
Haitian archbishop calls for peace during Pope Francis' day of prayer
Archbishop Launay Saturné of Cap-Haitien is one of two Black Caribbean delegates to the Synod on Synodality, currently convening in Rome for the month of October.
Interview: Latonja Taylor, a Poor Clare novice from Chicago's South Side
Briana Jansky interviews a discerner who fell in love with the Church's beauty, which led to her new vocation in religious life.
Interview: Danielle Brown, National Eucharistic Congress speaker and anti-racism advocate with U.S. bishops
Briana Jansky spoke with her on the topic of renewal in ministry, the topic of her address at the NEC in July.
'God is raising up a generation': National Eucharistic Congress draws Black Catholic pilgrims of faith and prayer
Briana Jansky recounts conversations with attendees from around the country seeking renewal in Indianapolis.
Institute for Black Catholic Studies honors Eucharistic Revival on its own terms in New Orleans
Adoration infused with Black Catholic spirituality punctuated the three-week session of graduate studies at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Black Catholics to lead 'Incorruptibles of Italy' pilgrimage
The trip will stop in Vicenza, Assisi, and Rome; include an opportunity for a Jubilee 2025 indulgence; and visit the shrine of St. Josephine Bakhita.
Prayer vigil set for victims of Baltimore bridge collapse
Fr Ako Walker, a Redemptorist from Trinidad, will lead a candlelight prayer service at his Latino immigrant parish, Sacred Heart of Jesus.