2026 Annual BCAC Conference – “Black Catholics: Historical Presence and Reparatory Justice”

All are welcome to join us in celebrating Black Catholic History Month at the Black Catholic Advisory Circle (BCAC) Annual Conference. This is an opportunity to participate in compassionate conversations about the historical contributions of Black Catholics and learn more about ongoing efforts for reconciliation and inclusion through reparatory justice.  

The conference will be held from Friday to Saturday, November 20-21 at the Seattle University Student Center in Seattle: 

• Friday schedule: 6pm to 8:30 pm 
  • Panel Discussion: Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas”

• Saturday schedule:
  • 8 am to 4:30 pm: Keynote Addresses and Presentations
  • 5 pm: Mass presided by Bishop Frank Schuster, Vicar for Multicultural Ministry at St. Ignatius Chapel

The Keynote speaker is Fr. Manuel Williams, C.R., CFRE, M.Div., Th.M., Director of Resurrection Catholic Missions of the South, Inc., Pastor of Resurrection Catholic Church in Montgomery, Alabama, and contributing author to Preaching Racial Justice (Orbis Books, 2023). Other speakers include:

• Kate Albrandt, descendant of one of the Georgetown University 272
• Fr. Scott Santarosa, S.J., Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Diego, CA
• Tamika Royes, journalist and author of “Why ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ matters for Black Catholics”

and many others.

The Black Catholic Advisory Circle provides a voice for black Catholics to the Archdiocese of Seattle and the archbishop. 

To register, please click here: https://archseattle.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/8565/responses/new  

Cost:

$50 in advance, $60 at the door

Students:

$20 in advance, $30 at the door

For any questions, please contact Make Gallitelli, Director of Intercultural Integration at the Archdiocese of Seattle, at Make.Gallitelli@seattlearch.org. 

Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle, the Black Catholic Advisory Circle and the Seattle University Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture.