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First Black Catholic Priest On Path To Sainthood

First Black Catholic Priest On Path To Sainthood


clock icon 19 May 2018
author icon Derek Welch


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 achievements might not be finished....

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Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years

Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years


clock icon 01 Nov 2016
author icon Alison Lesley


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 the USSR established “anti-religion”...

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Deep Roots of Religious Persecution Go Beyond Maryland School District’s Holiday Calendar Mess

Deep Roots of Religious Persecution Go Beyond Maryland School District’s Holiday Calendar Mess


clock icon 18 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


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 of us have it in our minds that our forefathers...

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