Office of Black Catholic Ministries to host upcoming mental health retreat November 3, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The Office of Black Catholic Ministries will host Hope, Unity and Relationships Mental Health Retreat Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New All Saints in Liberty Heights.
Josephites urge Catholics to defend civic participation of marginalized communities November 2, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Social Justice The superior general of the Baltimore-based St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart is urging Catholics to defend the right of all eligible Americans to participate in the nation’s democratic process, expressing concern about public rhetoric that questions the civic participation of vulnerable and historically marginalized communities.
New CatholicTV series focuses on service, driven by love, by Black Catholics on sainthood track October 29, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Saints, World News A new documentary series on Black Catholics on the sainthood track is set to kickoff Nov. 2 on the Archdiocese of Boston’s CatholicTV network.
Fellowship renewed September 8, 2026By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary Some may never meet Deacon Woodus, but they’d be sharing his mission, which includes helping to meet the charges laid out in Archbishop Lori’s pastoral reflections “The Enduring Power of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Principles of Nonviolence” and “The Journey to Racial Justice: Repentance, Healing and Action.”
First-appointed delegate to Black Catholic community excited to begin ministry August 26, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News The month of May transformed Deacon Darron Woodus’ ministry. The 56-year-old was ordained May 10 as a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and appointed by Archbishop William E. Lori as the archbishop’s first delegate for Black Catholics, a newly created role supporting Black Catholic communities throughout the archdiocese.
Black Catholic religious sisters grace Baltimore at national event as they seek new members August 5, 2026By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Members of the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) held their annual assembly July 26-30 at the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel. Under the banner of “Reflect, Renew, Respond,” the sisters and their associate members reflected upon the legacies that shaped their journey, renewed their commitment to justice and service, and relied upon courage to continue responding to God’s call.
Bishop Ricard remembered at Mass of Transferal for making everyone feel they belonged June 2, 2026By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, National Black Congress, News, Obituaries Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., was memorialized June 1 for his ability to make everyone feel they belong, in various communities and particularly in the Catholic Church.
Bishop John H. Ricard, first Black bishop of Baltimore and Pensacola-Tallahassee, dies at 86 May 21, 2026By Barb Fraze Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Retired Bishop John H. Ricard, the first Black bishop of both the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., and a nationally respected advocate for racial justice, May 20. He was 86.
Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90 March 12, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died March 8. He was 90.
Unmarked graves found on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants February 28, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News A team of student and professional history detectives — led by Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology at The Catholic University of America — have discovered what appear to be additional gravesites in a family cemetery on land once belonging to the Brents, one of early and colonial America’s prominent Catholic families.
Slavery display removal by feds ‘robs us’ of history, racial healing, say Black Catholic leaders February 23, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, World News The Trump administration’s effort to remove a slavery exhibit at a national historic site in Philadelphia distorts history, while eroding racial justice and healing, several Black Catholic leaders told OSV News.
Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman? February 15, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Saints Servant of God Thea Bowman (1937–1990) was a trailblazer in almost every role: first African-American religious sister from Canton, Mississippi, first to head an office of intercultural awareness, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
