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Black Catholic Mission | 

The African American Commission sponsored sending 10 delegates to the National Black Catholic Congress XIII on July 21-23, 2023.

Two churches in the interior region lost their regularly assigned priest this summer when 95-year-old Fr. Joseph Father finally retired and returned to the lower 48 states. The parishes are now served a few times per year by Fr. Thinh Van Tran, a missionary priest from Vietnam. Here, he is seen en route to St. Teresa’s in the village of Kaltag, which can only be accessed via plane or boat from his home village of Nulato.

Indian Mission | 

Currently, the diocese has just 10 priests to serve all of its 38 rural churches across western Alaska, with one part-time priest from Michigan who flies to the most remote villages.

Black Catholic Mission | 

On Sunday, October 1, 2023 St. Ambrose Parish celebrated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Capuchin Province of St. Augustine. Friars from the province have ministered in the Archdiocese for 149 years and 60 yrs in Baltimore City.

Black Catholic Mission | 

Students at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, in Modesto, California are given regular and robust opportunities to engage as active participants with their faith.

Indian Mission | 

De La Salle Blackfeet School began our preparations for the 2023-24 school year the day following our commencement exercises at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year.

Black Catholic Mission | 

The Diocese of Beaumont used the Black and Indian Mission Office’s generous grant funds to minister to the African American community within the diocese—particularly focusing on the youth and young adults in this area.

Indian Mission | 

The Summer Months of 2023 were spent preparing for Summer Family Bible Camp, attending training, and attending a Kateri retreat.

Black Catholic Mission | 

At Saint James Catholic School we launched the new school year with a back-to-school mass. We gather to praise and worship God.

Black Catholic Mission | 

This summer around 35 delegates representing Archdiocese of Atlanta participated in July’s Black Catholic Congress.