Black Catholics
In Mississippi Delta, Catholic abuse cases for black victims settled on cheap
By Michael Rezendes — August 27, 2019
In Mississippi, black Catholic victims of abuse were offered settlements far smaller than those give to white victims.
New coalition seeks sainthood for five African-Americans
By Kirk Petersen — July 31, 2018
(RNS) — The five candidates all are in the early stages of the journey to sainthood.
Black Catholics: Pope will meet ‘vibrant, active part of the church’
By Adelle M. Banks — September 24, 2015
(RNS) “Black Catholics are more engaged in their faith,” said Deacon Bill Bradley of the Philadelphia Archdiocese's Office for Black Catholics. “They’re not just there to pass through and say, ‘My 45 minutes is up and I did my duty.’ ”
Has there ever been a black or African pope?
By David Gibson — March 1, 2013
(RNS) Amid all the fevered speculation about who might succeed Pope Benedict XVI, one possibility seems particularly tantalizing: that the conclave could elect an African to be the first black pontiff in the nearly 2,000 year history of the papacy. But would it be a first?
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