Catholicism
First Black Catholic Priest On Path To Sainthood
Augustus Tolton Went From Slave To Priest Augustus Tolton’s position in the Roman Catholic Church was anything but typical, and it appears as though the priest’s…
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Tag: American History
Catholicism
Agnosticism
Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years
Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In the 1930s…
Christianity
Deep Roots of Religious Persecution Go Beyond Maryland School District’s Holiday Calendar Mess
When we think of America’s birth story our minds go to the very essence of a country that was founded upon “freedom of religion.” So many…