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Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
18 hours ago

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

Augustus Tolton rose from enslavement to become the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest and a candidate for sainthood.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Commentary: In Orange County, Black Catholic men have a club of their own

Jim Crow infested all parts of Prince Powe's life when he was growing up in Mobile, Ala., in the 1950s - even the realm of God. The city was a historic center for Black Catholics and the birthplace of the Knights of Peter Claver, founded in 1909 as one of the first Catholic fraternal orders in the country for Black men, at a time when other lay groups wouldn't accept them.
Social justice
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