New Shrine Announced to Honor First US-Born African American Priest
EXCLUSIVE: On Venerable Augustus Tolton, former slave-turned-Catholic priest: ‘He carried his crosses in life quietly and heroically,’ says Bishop Thomas Paprocki.
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Illinois Diocese Creates Boy Scouts Patch Honoring Venerable Father Augustus Tolton
The Catholic Committee on Scouting in the Diocese of Springfield announced the Venerable Father Augustus Tolton Activity Patch, which honors the first recognized Black priest in the United States.
Philadelphia Archbishop: Venerable Augustus Tolton Is a Model of Handling Racial Injustice
Father Tolton ‘persevered because what was in his heart was love,’ said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Catholics Hold Pilgrimage to Grave of Venerable Augustus Tolton, First Black Priest
The mile-long pilgrimage in Quincy, Ill., began outside of St. Peter Catholic school and ended with a series of prayers at Father Tolton’s grave at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery.
