#sainthood

#sainthood

The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story - from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian - deserves to be a staple of Black History Month. "Good Father Gus" is now a candidate for sainthood. My forthcoming book, " The Wounded Church," examines ways that the Catholic Church has excluded people during different chapters of its history, from women to African American people.

St Teresa's remains, exhumed and displayed for the first time since 1914, astonished experts with their near perfect preservation, highlighting her sainthood.