When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood. And many Catholics ...

A $1.5B initiative led by Black leaders seeks to transform North Minneapolis with 3,800 homes, 1,240 jobs, and 50 businesses over 10 years.

Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump’s order Critics say Trump is trying to force a distorted national narrative that glosses over slavery and ...

The African American museum, one of 21 Smithsonian museums, has also seen a recent shake-up in leadership. Shanita Beckett, who was previously the head of operations at the museum, has been widely ...

Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday's operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's elite Hawks unit, police said.

An American missionary allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday has been rescued in "a high-intensity shootout" between police and his suspected ...

The Black press serves a critical role in the news media landscape, and Los Angeles is home to the largest African American-owned newspaper on the West Coast.

It will also continue to seek out ways of engaging African American, African, and Caribbean youth. Most recently, the apostolate held a bowling night to encourage interest in religious vocations.

On the 80th anniversary of World War II’s worst home-front disaster, the Navy secretary announced the exoneration of sailors charged with mutiny and disobeying orders.

Late last month the former senator was quietly sworn in as the new chairman of the United States African Development Foundation, an aid organization now marking its 40th anniversary in Washington ...