From Saint Domingue to Louisiana

The Haitian Influence on Religion In 1847 Lanusse and his friends helped to assure the survival of a small Catholic religious order dedicated to charitable work among the city’s enslaved people and free black indigents. The congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family was founded in 1842 by Henriette Delille, yet another prominent Afro-Creole …

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Call to Action’s scorecards rate US bishops on anti-racism work

By Madeleine Davison January 18, 2021 The Catholic social justice organization Call to Action sees many bishops as potential partners in a fight for racial justice, but says church leaders must go beyond ‘thoughts and prayers’ and turn talk into action. Read more>>>>

Black Catholic Statistics

The world’s largest seminary is in Nigeria, which borders Cameroon in West Africa.   The African continent produces a large percentage of the world’s priests. As of June 26, 2020, there are also 29 Cardinals from Africa, out of 222, and 400,000 catechists.

Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms of Wilton Cardinal Gregory….Read more….

What can people of faith do to help end racism?

As one of the nation’s five active black Catholic bishops, people ask me all the time what they can do to confront the racial problems of our day. I take their questions as a signal of their sincere desire to live with the tone established for us by the Savior Jesus Christ, a sincere desire …

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What would a systematic theology of racism look like from the U.S. Church?

Listening to classic Negro spirituals, which she describes as the “old and rich repository of African American religious faith that is culturally expressed,” M. Shawn Copeland points out that the songs never refer to or mention vengeance or punishment. “Still, we must weigh and consider our actions, weigh and account for the history that we …

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LET THE CHURCH ROLL ON: Bishop Fernand J. Cheri, III, OFM

LET THE CHURCH ROLL ON Given to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men August 4, 2020 On June 5th, the Archdiocese of New Orleans held a prayer protest rally from its Chancery Office to the front steps of Notre Dame Seminary. The idea was suggested by chancery officials who wanted to publically do something …

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Preaching Can Help Address Racism

n a special webinar requested by Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Shelton Fabre of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana told New York priests, deacons and seminarians “we must preach on racism because it is an evil and sin that continues to burden our Church and society, and it is a challenge that we must help our …

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