Father Augustine Tolton

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Pope Puts First African-American Priest On Path to Sainthood

ADW News Desk - June 13, 2019

By Philip Pullella Pope Francis on Wednesday put Father Augustine Tolton, the first African-American Catholic priest who started life as a slave in the 19th...

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