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Black History Month is an annual celebration during February, of achievements by African Americans and is a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. It is an excellent time to learn about Black Catholic history.

PROVIDENCE — Linda A’Vant-Deishinni, a prominent member of the African-American Catholic community in Rhode Island, was honored with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission Community Service Award, commemorating her service to the people of the state in a celebration held in honor of MLK Jr. Day, Jan. 16, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Providence.

Please join us for an evening of prayer, song and celebration on Monday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith Street, Providence.

PROVIDENCE — Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has appointed Linda A’Vant-Deishinni to serve as coordinator of the diocesan Black Catholic Ministry Office effective Nov. 1.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Catholic social justice lobby Network, began reflecting on her fondest memories of the late Congressman John Lewis, she could recall one instance in which his body language showed something different than the soft-spoken, yet passionate man she knew.

CHICAGO — Father Augustus Tolton, the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, would likely be disappointed by what he sees going on in the United States today, said Father…

One day in early June, John Thordarson released a short video he had finally finished. Under a black and white filter, the aspiring filmmaker from Boston walks on screen and takes a long pause before …

In 1949, famed Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes celebrated Negro History Week (the precursor to Black History Month) with members of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their students at the all black and Catholic St. Alphonsus School in Wilson, North Carolina.

The Office of Black Catholic Ministry for the Diocese of Providence has announced a Strategic Pastoral Plan of Action for fostering pastoral care and evangelization of black Catholic communities throughout Rhode Island.

The Office of Black Catholic Ministry asks that on Sunday, Nov. 17, all parishes throughout the diocese bring awareness by mentioning November as Black Catholic History Month.

In a special event sponsored by the Office of Black Catholic Ministry and St. Patrick Church, many gathered to take part in a Night of Prayer and Praise

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has appointed Linda A’Vant-Deishinni to serve as director of the diocese’s St. Martin de Porres Senior Center...

Join the Legion of Mary, Holy Name Presidium, Rosary Prayer Group for a Healing Prayer Service June 18, 2019 at 12:30 PM in the St. Martin de Porres Chapel, 160 Cranston Street, Providence, RI.

Although an unexpected snowstorm may have delayed the event by over a month

“This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.”

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States...

Following the tragic deaths in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas