The following photos from the Archdiocese of  Cincinnati’s Archives are featured in collages in the November print issue. Because many of the schools and parishes they came from are now closed, some of the photos have no dates and little to identify them; we’ve given the identification listed in the Archives. …

From our print edition: Every fall, Catholics in the United States observe National Black Catholic History Month, a reminder that from the Church’s earliest days, Catholics have come from all races, cultures, and nations. The following explanation is from the National Black Catholic Congress, founded in1889 by Cincinnati publisher Daniel …

The following testimonies are excerpted from “Tracing Your Catholic Roots” second edition, published in 1990 and 2007 by the Office of African-American Catholic Ministries for National Black Catholic History Month.  A shorter version appeared in our print edition. In the seminary when boys live together, sleep, work, play and pray …

Click on the links to download and print out your prayer guide for a driving pilgrimage of important sites in the history of African-American parishes and people in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Starting with the first parishes and institution in the City of Cincinnati’s West End, the pilgrimage includes sites in the …