What our Black saints can teach us

He was born a slave. Not one seminary in the United States would accept him. He had to study for the priesthood in Italy. But he died a priest and might someday be canonized. The story of Father Augustus Tolton was just one of many stories shared by archdiocesan Catholics ahead of Black Catholic History …

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St. Peter Claver Parish Centennial Celebration

St. Peter Claver Church’s Centennial Celebration Marks 100 Years of Black Catholic Ministry in the Diocese September 25, 2020 By Melissa Enaje BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The year was 1917. America had just entered World War I. It was also a somber time in church history — black Catholics were not welcomed to worship within the same …

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Renouveau Charismatique Catholique des Haitiens d’Outre-Mer

The first meeting of Charismatic Renewal leaders among the Haitian community in the U.S. was held in New York in November of 1990.  Le Conseil du Renouveau Charismatique Catholique des Haïtiens d’Outre-Mer  was formed at this meeting.   Charismatic prayer meetings are held weekly in many churches across the globe. Le Conseil hosts an annual …

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Jericho: Tearing down walls, building a church

MIAMI | Imagine 4,000 people coming to church on a single night, spending five hours there, then returning for six more nights, with the number increasing to 8,000 the last night. It’s every pastor’s dream. And at Notre Dame d’Haiti, it’s been the reality every October for the past 17 years. The draw is Jericho, …

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Celebrating the Contributions of Black Catholics

February’s celebration of Black History Month in the United States traces its roots back to the 1920s, but it attained more formal recognition in the 1970s, as is obvious with President Gerald R. Ford’s 1976 Bicentennial Year message about its importance. Ford described Black History Month as an occasion to “seize the opportunity to honor …

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