Scholar recounts black Catholics' rich history worldwide

Portrait of Father Augustus Tolton. Courtesy of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Kevin J. Jones

Baltimore, Md., Mar 29, 2014 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Black Catholics across the globe have dedicated their talents and their lives to their faith since earliest days of the Church, a Catholic author and scholar has said.

“Black Catholicism is not something new. From the very first century, people of color have been involved in the universal Church,” Dr. Camille Brown, author of the 2008 book “African Saints, African Stories,” told CNA.

“They have embraced the Universal Church with courage and with love of the Lord, just like everyone else.”

Brown noted that this history dates back to events recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, where Philip the Apostle preached the gospel to an Ethiopian who “returned home rejoicing.”

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