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First US center to train Catholics on canonization process to open in 2026
(RNS) — The first formation center for canonization in the United States is scheduled to open at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, in early 2026.
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Frederick Douglass Found His Mission in the Black Church
In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...
Rebuilding One of the Nation's Oldest Black Churches Begins at Juneteenth Ceremony
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered ...
10 years after Charleston church massacre, faith leaders lament that the country hasn't changed
Mother Emanuel AME church made an ecumenical gesture for the commemoration of a racist shooting that killed nine of its Black ...
Meet the men who just became Catholic priests in Virginia
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of ...
Were there sinister motives behind founding Liberia?
In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...
Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches to begin at Juneteenth ceremony
A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, whose ...