On Monday, April 21, 2025, the Vatican announced that, at the age of 88, Pope Francis died the day after Easter Sunday and a month after his release from the hospital for chronic lung disease. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell said in the Vatican. Farrell, an American, becomes the Vatican’s de … [Read more...] about Pope Francis passes at age 88; fought to make church more inclusive
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Father Augustus Tolton, the first Black American Roman Catholic priest, is expected to become the first Black American saint
Father Augustus Tolton, the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black priest, who is slated to become the church’s first Black saint, was forced to attend seminary in Rome because no American school would admit him because of his race, despite his intellect, special abilities (he spoke several languages) and his devotion to the church. Tolton, a former slave from Missouri, … [Read more...] about Father Augustus Tolton, the first Black American Roman Catholic priest, is expected to become the first Black American saint