Homer Plessy attended Saint Augustine and Pope Leo's ancestry runs through that church.

The history of Black Catholics and other marginalized people in the U.S. church covering more than two centuries is one worth knowing and can guide the church's response to the challenges of racism ...

Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., was a prominent figure in the American church after the Second Vatican Council due to, among other ...

Northern Kentucky's first Black Catholic school and church still offers Mass and community for the Covington area and beyond.

New Braunfels – The year 1845 does not only represent a landmark for the city of New Braunfels, but also the start of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in the city. COVID-19 canceled the city ...

For more than a century, the Catholic Church financed its expansion and its institutions with profits made from the purchase and sale of people they enslaved. This chapter of Church history has only ...

I spoke with three Catholic historians and authors who have written about different aspects of Church history and asked them to share their insights on the Catholic heroes they’ve studied. Phillip ...

Members of the St. Joseph Gospel Choir sing during the Mass to Commemorate Black History Month that was held on Feb. 21, 2026 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Largo, Maryland. The Mass was sponsored ...

What better time to consider sainthood than March 17, a day that honors and celebrates one of the most famous saints of all time? You may be surprised to learn that in addition to the famed St.

A Catholic educator from Texas says teaching students about Black Catholic saints and other holy men and women of color “gives not only representation, but new role models for all of our students.” ...

Bishops, priests and parishioners from across Texas gathered Saturday to celebrate and commemorate African American Catholics ...