On Nov. 3, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian Dominican brother who lived a life of humble service and charity and became the first black saint of the ...

June 22 marks a quarter century since the death of Servant of God Martin Maria de Porres Ward—the Boston-born Conventual who served in Brazil and is now the latest U.S. Black Catholic up for ...

Servant of God Martin Maria de Porres Ward. Portrait of the attendees at the 1892 Colored Catholic Congress. (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public domain) Brian O’Neel Features November 18, 2024 ...