U.S. Black Catholics Meet in Orlando

Thousands of adults, teens and clergy met in Orlando, Florida last week at the National Black Catholic Congress XII. Opening the conference was Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, of Nigeria, appointed by Pope Francis as First Prefect of the New Dicastery for Promoting Integal Human Development. Many Black U.S. bishops, sisters and priests were in attendance. A large contingency of teenagers attended separate workshops to address their concerns. Bishop John Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee worked with a group of parishioners from across the country in the five-year planning process for the congress.

National Black Catholic Congress XII

Attending the NOBCC congress were: L, Mary Harvey, Holy Redeemer; Anthony Jones, St. Andrew; the Rev. Charles Wood, vicar, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego and Edna Hicks, St. Andrew. Not pictured, the Rev. Martin King, pastor, St. Thomas More. (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
3rd from the left: the Rev. Martin King, Pastor, St. Thomas More, Portland, OR. (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
2nd from the left: The Rev. Charles Wood, Vicar, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego, OR. (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
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National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII
National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)
National Black Catholic Congress XII

Attending the NOBCC congress were: L, Mary Harvey, Holy Redeemer; Anthony Jones, St. Andrew; the Rev. Charles Wood, vicar, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego and Edna Hicks, St. Andrew. Not pictured, the Rev. Martin King, pastor, St. Thomas More. (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)

National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)

3rd from the left: the Rev. Martin King, Pastor, St. Thomas More, Portland, OR. (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)

2nd from the left: The Rev. Charles Wood, Vicar, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego, OR. (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)

National Black Catholic Congress XII (Orlando, FL, July 6-9, 2017)