2024年6月18日 · In honor of Juneteenth, below are eight saints and holy people of God all Catholics should know about. We've included descriptions of their holy lives and a prayer for their intercession. Saint Charles Lwanga is a martyr and saint. He is one of 22 Ugandan martyrs.

2023年2月28日 · Among the history revisited for Black History Month, Catholics would do well to recall that there are currently six African American Catholics who are on the path to sainthood.

The history of the Church is full of many Black / African Catholic saints, who received recognition for great deeds or meritorious conduct. Many lost their lives in defense of the faith. Many were also honored for their contributions to the Church and their community.

2024年11月28日 · The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (NBCCC) first established Black Catholic History Month in 1990. Here are six prominent Black Catholics on their way to sainthood: Venerable Pierre...

James Augustine Healy was the first African-American Roman Catholic priest and first African-American Roman Catholic bishop in the United States. Father Healy was the eldest of 10 siblings born near Macon, Georgia in 1839 to an Irish immigrant plantation owner and his wife, an African American former slave.

2022年10月31日 · Any one of these six may become the first formally canonized Black saint in the United States. However, given the many African American Catholics who have lived and died in this nation over several centuries, there are surely many “small s” …

2020年2月1日 · Through the centuries, there have been dozens of black saints from Africa, Europe, and South America. As yet, not a single African American Catholic has been canonized, but that should...

If canonized, Henriette Delille will be the first native-born Black American saint. Today, the Sisters of the Holy Family, continue to operate in the Untied States and several South American countries.

2020年11月1日 · MIAMI | Six African American men and women who ministered in the U.S. are on the road to sainthood. Since November is Black Catholic History Month, here are brief biographies of each of these Black Catholics.

The history of the Church is full of many Black / African Catholic saints, who received recognition for great deeds or meritorious conduct. Many lost their lives in defense of the faith. Many were also honored for their contributions to the Church and their community.