The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1979 established a commission of African American Ministry and Evangelization to address the needs of African American Catholics in the diocese.

The Loyola Institute for Spirituality serves the communities of Southern California with retreats, training sessions, workshops, days of recollection, and parish missions in the tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Special attention is given to adapting the activities of LIS to the cultural, racial and social class realities of the Hispanic, Asian and African-American communities.