The 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., had as its theme “Catholic Archives and Slavery: Research, Collaboration and Hope,” ...

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 ...

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 centuries, the Catholic Church has preserved objects believed to be closely connected to saints, miracles, and sacred moments. These relics are not displayed as curiosities, but as physical links ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a dramatic mix of struggles and breakthroughs, but it has been largely ignored in the curriculum of Catholic schools. That may soon change ...

The handwriting is cramped, the entry in barely-legible Latin on the yellowing pages of a sacrament register for the year 1814: “15th Baptisavi Miriam filial Roberti Bankhead et Catherinae Magee natum ...

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.” ...

(RNS) — The church depends on donations from nations whose better off have been educated on the baptismal equality of all persons. (RNS) — Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who forget history ...

Two lawsuits tell the story of a dispute over the property rights of a historic Oklahoma City church, in a battle that includes allegations of fraud ...

While the movie "Spotlight" won Best Picture for portraying a journalistic investigation of the sex abuse crisis in Boston, the story is incomplete without recognizing the reforms that followed in the ...

The church’s role and support of the arts throughout the development of Western civilization cannot be underestimated. With that in mind, I stress the importance of art history as part of the ...

A historic 100-year-old Catholic church in Rock Springs has been closed and is to be put up for sale to help fund a new ...