SOUTH BEND, Ind. (OSV News) — Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, supporters of Venerable Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) gathered in South Bend to pray, discuss and recommit to promoting his cause for sainthood.| catholicreview.org
This year marks the 160th anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the last Confederate state that continued to uphold the practice of slavery two years after it was abolished in the country -- an event marked by Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021.| Catholic Review
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Thirty-five years after her death, the witness of Sister Thea Bowman — a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, scholar, cultural advocate and joyful daughter of the church — continues to inspire a growing movement calling for her canonization.| catholicreview.org
