Of the nine American saints in the Catholic Church, none are Black. That may change soon, ever since Augustus Tolton, America’s first Black Catholic priest, was declared “venerable,” the first step to official sainthood, last year by Pope Francis. Meanwhile, a scrappy Catholic theater company in southwestern Washington state is finding out how engaging Father Tolton’s story really is…
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