Black Catholic Messenger (BCM) is a nonprofit media publication covering stories of interest to African-American Catholics.^[1][2][3][4]

Its coverage has been featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer, La Croix, Aleteia, and the Baltimore Afro-American.^[1][5][6][7] BCM established a republishing partnership with National Catholic Reporter in 2022.^[8]

The publication was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana, in late 2020. Nate Tinner-Williams—inspired by the model of Daniel Rudd, the 19th- and 20th-century Black Catholic journalist from Ohio—formed a group of young African-American Catholics to create a publication that could possibly revive Rudd's journalistic legacy.^[1][2]

The group, consisting of Tinner-Williams and authors Alessandra Harris and Preslaysa Williams, began their work in October of that year.^{[9][10][11][12]}

The publication reports on various issues in the Catholic Church and the Black community, some of which education, episcopal governance, racism, vocations, abuse, and notable deaths.^[13][14][5] The Messenger also publishes interviews and art, including photography and poetry.^[15][16]

Nate Tinner-Williams serves as editor of the publication and in that capacity has been featured in America, National Catholic Reporter, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.^{[6][7][10][17][18]}

• Black Catholicism – African-American religious group
• List of Catholic newspapers and magazines in the United States
• Daniel Rudd – Black Catholic journalist and activist