An altar server processes toward the sanctuary at the beginning of the annual Black History Month Mass at St. Patrick&#039;s Cathedral in New York City Feb. 4. In ecclesial settings where unity is valued over uniformity, black Catholic spirituality has been fruitful in areas of evangelization, pastoral ministry, social justice, Christian initiation as well as community-building initiatives that respond to the particular needs of the black faithful and others seeking God. (CNS photo by Gregory A. Shemitz