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The unlikely story of a sculptor and Father Tolton
The thrill couldn’t get any better, or so Forrest Tucker thought. As a longtime welder for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a talented sculptor, Tucker was honored to be asked in 2019 to create a lasting tribute to the four race car drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500 four times.
New documentary presents Tolton in his own words
A new documentary about Venerable Father Augustus Tolton tells his story in a way that it has not been told before: Using his own words.
Vatican officials in U.S to study alleged miracles in Father Tolton's cause
The local ABC-TV affiliate in Quincy, where Father Augustus Tolton grew up and is buried, reported April 14 that Vatican representatives were in the United States to investigate possible miracles related to the priest's sainthood cause.
Priest discovers Kentucky parish has ties to Father Augustus Tolton
On a wintry January day at the old St. Theresa Cemetery in rural Meade County in Kentucky, Janice Mulligan laid a simple wreath of magnolia leaves on the grave of Matilda Hurd, a woman who died a slave and whose grandson is now a saint in the making.
Mass remembers life, ministry of Martha Jane Tolton
On the 110th anniversary of the passing of Martha Jane Tolton, mother of Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, worshippers gathered Nov. 13 at the Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Road, for a memorial Mass.
EWTN preparing show on Venerable Augustus Tolton
For several days in June, the host of EWTN’s “They Might Be Saints” visited the Archdiocese of Chicago with a crew to film interviews and actor reenactments for an upcoming episode on the life of Venerable Augustus Tolton.
Panelists say Father Tolton’s example offers path to racial justice
Father Augustus Tolton, who in 1886 became the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, challenged the status quo to bring about social change.
What would Tolton think of today’s crisis of racial injustice?
Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first identified black priest ordained for the United States, would be disappointed by what he sees going on in the United States today. That is the thought of Father David Jones, pastor of St. Benedict the African Parish in Englewood.
Mass celebrates Father Tolton’s step closer to sainthood
Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate Pope Francis declaring Father Augustus Tolton “venerable” during a Mass with Cardinal Cupich Oct. 14 at St. Philip Neri Church, 2132 E. 72nd St.
Pope Francis elevates Augustus Tolton to ‘venerable’
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of Servant of God Augustus Tolton June 11 when he issued a decree declaring him “venerable.” The title “venerable” recognizes that he lived a life of heroic virtue.
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