February is Black History Month, which is a fitting occasion to also recognize the contributions of many Black Catholic Americans. We can honor such people as Father Augustus Tolton. Born a slave, he was the first African American to be ordained a priest in the United States.
Others include Henriette Delille, the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family; Mother Mathilda Beasley, who became known as “The Idol of the Poor”; Daniel Rudd, a black Catholic journalist who founded the National Black Catholic Congress; and Elizabeth Mary Lange, who was born a slave and became the co-foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence.
Another on this eminent list is Venerable Pie
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