St. Benedict the Moor Parish

What does it mean to be a member of the rare population that is both Catholic and African American? How might the American Catholic Church engage African American communities more constructively in the future than it has in the past? How might Black Catholics more constructively engage the Catholic Church?

At 1 pm on Sunday, June 27, via zoom, Catholics for Change in Our Church (CCOC), ccoc-pgh.org, will host a discussion with a panel of Black Catholics from the Diocese of Pittsburgh about African American membership in the Catholic Church. Fr. Matthew Hawkins, Brenda Younger, and Sr. Barbara Finch will facilitate a discussion.
Zoom link for discussion.

Before the discussion, we invite you to attend our10:30 am Mass.. Fr. Matthew Hawkins will be presiding on the 1-year anniversary of his ordination. Fr. Matthew’s homily will focus on his journey as a black man and now priest within the Catholic community of Pittsburgh.
Livestream link for Mass online