Black Catholic Mission

After submitting their 1st semester grades, Pierre Toussaint Scholars, with the generous support of the Black and Indian Mission Fund, received their scholarship awards.

The Dioceses of Birmingham every year around the springtime host an annual retreat for the youth called Kujenga.

At Saint James Catholic School we started the eighth-grade students' farewell. We began celebrating their success with an award ceremony dinner, where they shared their gratitude and achievements with their proud parents and school staff.

The Diocese of Buffalo African American Commission follow-up meeting on National Black Catholic Congress XIII was held on May 10, 2024 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Buffalo, NY. Congress XIII participants shared their awesome experience and ideas.

Thanks to the support from the Black and Indian Mission Office and the generous grants being awarded!

Sr. Jane Nesmith, SBS, accompanied ten Black Catholics from the Diocese of Cleveland on a cultural pilgrimage to Tanzania, East Africa from May 8-May 20th.