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06/11/2026

Auxiliary Bishop-elect Robert Boxie of Washington to be consecrated July 7
https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/bishop-elect-boxie-consecration-date/?ref=black-catholic-messenger-newsletter

The 45-year-old chaplain is set to become the nation's youngest Catholic prelate and the latest African-American auxiliary bishop in Washington.

06/11/2026

Farewell Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ | 1940-2026
https://youtu.be/GzZSsgw8rH4?si=s3P1yYve8yEgwhaD
Watch this moving tribute to Bishop John Ricard from the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

Over the course of June 4-June 9, 2026 the Diocese of Pensacola-Tal...

06/10/2026

Celebrating the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! Check out the NBCC June 2026 Newsletter for more news and events. https://conta.cc/4v8aboA

06/10/2026

Clarence B. Jones, MLK speechwriter who helped pen 'I Have a Dream', dead at 95
https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/clarence-b-jones-obit/

The Catholic-raised attorney, aide, and academic received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024 for his work in the Civil Rights Movement.

06/09/2026

Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Magnifica Humanita’ Apology for Church’s Role in Slavery Well Received in Diocese of Brooklyn
https://thetablet.org/pope-leo-slavery-apology-diocese-of-brooklyn/

Black Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn are commenting on Pope Leo XIV's apology for the Church's role in slavery.

06/08/2026

Photos: Faith and resilience carry St. Augustine home after Ida in New Orleans
https://www.nola.com/multimedia/photos/photos-faith-and-resilience-carry-st-augustine-home-after-ida-in-new-orleans/collection_a5107094-f758-4571-833b-28f456c0b793.html #1

“We’re back home.” With those words from the Rev. Emmanuel Mulenga, parishioners at St. Augustine Catholic Church rose into long applause Sunday, filling the historic Tremé sanctuary with the sound

06/08/2026

Auxiliary Bishop-elect Robert Boxie of Washington to be consecrated July 7 https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/bishop-elect-boxie-consecration-date/?ref=black-catholic-messenger-newsletter

The 45-year-old chaplain is set to become the nation's youngest Catholic prelate and the latest African-American auxiliary bishop in Washington.

06/04/2026

For 44 years, Oblate Sister of Providence opens worlds through reading https://catholicreview.org/for-44-years-oblate-sister-of-providence-opens-worlds-through-reading/

In a quiet classroom at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, Sister Constance Fenwick has spent 44 years doing something schools too often cannot: giving every student her complete, undivided attention.

06/04/2026

Mass of Christian Burial Livestream at 11:00 AM CDT on June 5, 2026 https://www.youtube.com/live/AEeNRHA6th0?si=-8pFlZXgmfvuPwE7

We remember with great affection the life and ministry of Bishop Jo...

06/04/2026

Solemn Vespers for Bishop John Ricard, SSJ to be livestreamed on June 4 at 6PM EDT. https://www.youtube.com/live/M4aE5AcqC-w?si=T5EuY8vfgNvfGhJG

Join the clergy of our diocese in praying Solemn Vespers for the re...