Black Catholics need stronger voice in Catholic Church, Bishop Boxie says

Black Catholics need stronger voice in Catholic Church, Bishop Boxie says

One of the newest bishops Pope Leo XIV appointed in the U.S. said racism remains an undercurrent in the Catholic Church, recounting his own encounters with it in the seminary and calling for greater Black representation in the hierarchy, parish life and the church's understanding of holiness.

Bishop Boxie addresses why the U.S. has so few Black Catholic bishops

“I really enjoy the gift of a Black Catholicism, Black Catholic spirituality, and it certainly does have a place in the universal Church,” Bishop Robert Boxie said. [...]