In the spot where his brother priests were arrested 60 years earlier for helping to desegregate a Baltimore County amusement park, Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., offered a prayer to heal racial divisions Aug. 27.
Racial Justice
Catholics say 1963 march brought change but see more work needed to realize Dr. King’s dream
Sixty years later “what’s pretty clear is that racism, ignorance and fear are still with us.”
Fla. bishop condemns racially motivated shooting: ‘Violence, bigotry have no place in our hearts or society’
A Florida Catholic bishop condemned a racially motivated shooting that took place late Aug. 26 at a Dollar General store Aug. 26 in Jacksonville, saying, “Violence and bigotry have no place in our hearts or our society.”
St. Frances Academy empowers future Black pilots with Ortega Flight Academy
Autumn Marlow is the first student in the Dr. Sandy Ortega Flight Academy, a new enrichment program offered at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore.
Radio Interview: Podcast about Black Catholics – Ark and Dove
Ark and Dove is a five-episode narrative podcast, produced in Baltimore, investigating the complex dynamics of race and religion in America through the lens of the Black Catholic Church.
Archdiocese collaborates to sponsor Gwynn Oak Unity Festival celebrating 60th anniversary of civil rights event
The Archdiocese of Baltimore will be one of the lead sponsors for the festival, which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of a now-closed private amusement park in the community.
Years pass, the questions echo: Are Black Catholics truly ‘seen and heard’?
July 2023 was a busy month for Black (specifically African American) Catholics.
Analysis: Going Forth and writing the vision of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress
The 3,000-strong congress attendees were jubilant during Mass as they sang along with the 90-member choir belting out “We’ve come this far by faith!”
DeSantis defends Florida’s curriculum on slavery; draws Black, Catholic criticism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican seeking his party’s presidential nomination in 2024, faced criticism after defending a controversial portion of Florida’s 2023 Social Studies curriculum suggesting “slaves developed skills” that could be used for their “personal benefit.”
Cardinal Gregory: Till memorial should inspire youth to ‘work for a better world’
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois July 25, saying it was important to remember that youth’s brutal, tragic murder and his mother’s heroic quest for justice as the work for civil rights continues.
National Black Catholic Congress a moving experience for attendees
Adrienne Curry, the director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, noted that her diocese’s delegation included 76 people.
In National Black Catholic Congress workshop, Baltimore Black Catholic director confronts racism
Adrienne Curry, director of the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministries, didn’t hold back any punches in her talk about the Catholic Church’s response to racism that she gave at the recent 13th National Black Catholic Congress.