Tag: Father Augustus Tolton
Baltimore group visits Vatican officials to advocate for canonization of Black...
BALTIMORE -- When three members of St. Ann Parish in East Baltimore sat down with leaders of the 'Dicastery' for the Causes of Saints...
Lives of Father Tolton and Sister Thea, possibly the first Black...
Their births were separated by almost a century, but Venerable Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990) both endured...
What Father Augustus Tolton might say about today’s racial injustices
CHICAGO — Father Augustus Tolton, the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, would likely be disappointed by what he sees going...