Timeline Stories

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The canonization process of Mother Henriette Delille is begun, and she is named a Servant of God.

The Black Bishops of the United States publish What We Have Seen and Heard: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes Brothers and Sisters to Us, a pastoral letter on racism.

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The cause for canonization of Pierre Toussaint is presented to the Vatican.

^{Used with permission of Xavier University Archives}

Xavier University in Louisiana (XULA), founded in 1925 by Katharine Drexel and known as the first Black Catholic University, dedicates its present campus on Palmetto St. (now Drexel Drive) on October 12, 1932.