Our Mother of Africa Chapel showed how the African American story is present at the basilica — the “spiritual home for the church in the United States.”
Pilgrims mark anniversary of national shrine’s Our Mother of Africa Chapel
Black Catholics at congress urged to ‘listen, learn, think, act and pray’
More than 2,000 converged on Orlando July 6-9 for the 12th National Black Catholic Congress where speakers — clergy, lay and religious — addressed a variety of topics and concerns facing black communities and families, while urging those present to take an active, enthusiastic role in living out the Gospel as just disciples of Christ.
Castile funeral at St. Paul cathedral sign of mercy for family, mourners
The Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul was filled with mourners July 14 for the funeral of Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights July 6.