Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.

An effort backed by the U.S. bishops to protect a centuries-old Native American religious site from destruction scored a win in federal court on Friday when a district judge blocked the sale of the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics, a long in-the-works effort to reinvigorate the ministry and assure those communities that they ...

For Yup’ik woman Danielle Beaver, 33, sharing her Catholic faith is not just a mission but the reason why she’s alive today. After joining the Native American ministry of the Diocese of Fairbanks, ...

The documentary celebrates a legacy of leadership and faith. A still from “Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics,” which tells the inspiring story of how African Americans ...