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The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attendees at the 1892 Colored Catholic Congress included the nation's first openly Black priest, Augustus Tolton, who stands in ...
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Vatican ends sainthood effort for priest with roots in northeastern Pennsylvania

The Catholic Church will not move forward with the canonization of a priest whose life story spanned war, imprisonment, and ...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson had Catholic allies throughout a life devoted to civil rights

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a towering civil rights figure whose public life was deeply intertwined with Catholic clergy, institutions and social teaching, died Tuesday (Feb. 17) at 84. A longtime ...
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Priest Shares His Hopes for the Church in Nicaragua and Describes His Life in Exile

Father Edwin Román talked about his life in exile in an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, expressing his hopes for the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, which is suffering ...