Black Catholic Messenger

During the Civil Rights Movement, lawmakers and President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed to address the country’s deeply embedded racism and White Supremacy through social and political legislation. In his “Great Society” reforms, Johnson signed groundbrea...

The consecration of Auxiliary Bishop-elect Robert Boxie III—the first new African-American Catholic prelate in nearly a decade—will take place Tuesday, July 7, the Archdiocese of Washington has announced.

The consecration Mass will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Boxie is expected to become the nation’s youngest Cath...

I’m on the train, about four hours into my trip to New York, when I remember Pierre Toussaint. He’s buried down in New York City, where I’ll be spending a couple of days for a birthday celebration. So, I guess this trip is a pilgrimage.

When I ...

The Virginia Supreme Court has nullified a retaliatory congressional map created by Democrats in the state legislature, with justices ruling that the ballot process violated the state constitution. The 4-3 decision deals a major blow to equalizing efforts in response to Republican gerrymanders in several states since last fall.

The Virginia decision, issued Friday morni...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — “The Church cannot stay silent before injustice. You stand with me, and I stand with you."(Pope Leo IV, October 2025)

With these words last fall (and many more since), the first American-born pontiff has extended a hand of friendship to immigrants. Accordingly, Lexington—Kentucky's second-largest city—has seen an ever-growing and thriving community of A...