Father Gus Taylor died in Los Angeles from unspecified causes on Nov. 5, the Black Catholic Messenger reported on Thursday.

It is also a milestone in the history of African-American Catholics in the U.S. Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s appointment Thursday as Archbishop of Washington marks a significant moment for the ...

According to the National Black Catholic Clergy Conference, Black people have been involved with the Christian ... Martin de Porres, the latter of which have churches named after them in Milwaukee.

Some Americans and others are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can trace their ...

Ralph Moore Jr. shares his reasons for leaving the Catholic Church after decades of membership, citing its lack of progress on inclusion and social justice.

and this is what drew her to the Catholic Church. At the age of 15, she told her family she wanted to join the Franciscan ...

Benin is not the first country to grant citizenship to descendants of slaves. Earlier this month, Ghana naturalized 524 ...

If elevated to sainthood, he would become the seventh Black figure and most recent African American to receive the honor. According to the National Catholic Register, Ward was born in 1918 as ...

“This is essentially just to educate folks on the richness and culture that African Americans bring to the Catholic Church,” said Joseph Brooks, a Knight of Peter Claver. “We certainly want to draw ...

The Douglas County School Board has approved a plan to make AP African American Studies available to students.