The canonization cause of Servant of God Augustus Tolton received important approval from the Vatican’s historical consultants in March, moving the cause forward.
Tolton, a former slave, is the first recognized American diocesan priest of African descent. Cardinal Francis George opened his cause for canonization in 2011. On March 8, the consultants in Rome ruled that the positio (equivalent to a doctoral dissertation on a person’s life) was acceptable and the research on Tolton’s life was finished, said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry, postulator for Tolton’s cause. Read Article: https://www.chicagocatholic.com//chicagoland/-/article/2018/03/21/tolton-cause-receives-positive-news-from-vatican Comments are closed.
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AuthorThaddeus Dzieszko |