The numbers of Catholic clergy who are Black has always been a subject of some controversy. In 2012, out of the 40,000 Catholic priests in America there were only about 250 who were Black ...

An Oak Park church is honoring the life and legacy of a former Chicago priest during Black History Month. Father Augustus Tolton was the first Black Catholic priest in the United States.

“America has been called the most enlightened nation in the world. We shall see whether it deserves that honor. If the United States has never before seen a Black priest, it must see one now.

The social stain of racism is, Father Boxie noted, still a struggle for Black Catholic priests in America. “There have been challenges. Just being a Black priest in the Catholic Church in ...

At the time, he was among the first African American Catholic priests ordained in North Carolina. Shortly after, he transferred to the newly formed Diocese of Charlotte becoming its first Black ...

Veteran stage, screen and movie actor Jim R. Coleman, whose credits include parts in the movie "American Gangster" and televisions shows "Walking Dead" and "Law & Order SUV," will portray America ...