Photo courtesy of CNS/Karen Callaway
The remains of Servant of God (at that time) Augustus Tolton are exhumed and verified
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Photo courtesy of CNS/Karen Callaway
The remains of Servant of God (at that time) Augustus Tolton are exhumed and verified
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Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Belleville.
Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, publishes two letters in response to the continued racial disparity in the United States: The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace (2015); and The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States (2016).
The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited — Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 2016
The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace— Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 2015.
The Faith Community: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic — Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 1990.
The Wisdom Community – Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 1980
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Photo from the NBCC Archives.
The 11th National Black Catholic Congress gathering is held in Indianapolis, IN.
Using the findings from a survey of Black Catholics conducted by the NBCC in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame, the Congress XI Pastoral Plan of Action specified ten areas African American Catholics are called to engage in their faith. The complete Pastoral Plan can be found here.
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The Augustus Tolton cause for canonization is announced by Cardinal Francis George.
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Pope Benedict XVI declares Mother Henriette Delille venerable.
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