Along with celebrating “all saints” and “all souls” during November, American Catholics also in this month mark Black Catholic History Month. Celebrated each November since 1990, Black Catholic History Month is fitting time to reflect on the witness of the Holy Six, and to foster devotion to these heroes of the faith. By Michael Heinlein, Angelus News
Martha Hennessy, center, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, gathers with other dignitaries during a commissioning ceremony for the Dorothy Day ferry boat, the newest vessel in the Staten Island Ferry fleet, at St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2022. Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, was received into the Catholic Church on Staten Island, lived part of her life in that New York City borough and is buried in the island's Resurrection Cemetery. Day is a candidate for sainthood and has the title "Servant of God." (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
