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@TheConversationUS@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

From slavery to sainthood ✨

Meet Augustus Tolton (lovingly known as “Good Father Gus) – the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the U.S, and now on his way to being canonized as a #Catholic saint.

His journey broke barriers, and his legacy lives on this #BlackHistoryMonth.

@histodons #Histodons

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Tim Zee
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@ilust606@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@TheConversationUS @histodons
TY Pope Leo!

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@TheConversationUS@newsie.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 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: https://buff.ly/FXoCtXH

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