Black America celebrates African descent heritage of Pope Leo XIV

May 11, 2025

By: Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent

Even with Pope Leo XIV in place, US Catholics stand ‘at a crossroads’

May 10, 2025

By: The Conversation

From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball-loving Leo XIV

May 10, 2025

By: The Conversation

Francis − a pope who cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

April 21, 2025

By: The Conversation

Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

March 1, 2025

By: The Conversation

For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back

December 25, 2024

By: The Conversation

In the U.S. presidential election, religious groups are more divided than we think

October 27, 2024

By: The Conversation

From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books often leave out

January 20, 2024

By: The Conversation

100 years ago, the KKK planted bombs at a U.S. university – part of the terror group’s crusade against American Catholics

December 18, 2023

By: The Conversation

Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion for millions of Latinos in the US

December 12, 2023

By: The Conversation