Debrah Miszak is a freelance writer in Detroit.

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Vickie Figueroa, the Archdiocese pf Detroit's director of Cultural Ministries and coordinator of Black Catholic Ministry, speaks during the Black Catholic Women's Conference on Aug. 20. (Photos by Valaurian Waller, courtesy of Detroit Catholic)

Detroit Black Catholic Women's Conference focuses on pandemic inequalities

Sep 16, 2022

The Archdiocese of Detroit's annual Black Catholic Women's Conference, "Embracing the Light of Christ," was organized as a way of trying to reckon with the injustice Black people have experienced during the pandemic.

Theologian Fr. Bryan Massingale addresses the 2019 DignityUSA conference in Chicago. The group, which is holding its first in-person conference since 2019, has made some programming changes to make the event safer for participants.

Gay Catholic advocacy group DignityUSA prepares to host 25th national conference

Jun 28, 2022

DignityUSA, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ Catholics, is gearing up for its first in-person national conference since 2019. The group will host "Proclaiming Our Vision: Church Transfigured" in San Diego July 8-10.