November 20, 2011
Father Augustus Tolton was on the minds of many in November as the City of Chicago dedicated a street sign in his honor on Nov. 4 and the archdiocese held its first gala to raise funds for Tolton’s cause for canonization on Nov. 11.
April 24, 2011
On a warm, spring day in
Quincy, Ill., as sunset approached,
a group of bishops,
priests and laypeople gathered
in the old, tiny St. Peter
Cemetery, stood before a large
stone cross and prayed to the Lord
for his intercession in the cause of
canonization for Father Augustus
Tolton. The group was beginning
an overnight pilgrimage to the
significant sites in the life of a
man who was born a slave and
died a Catholic priest.
March 13, 2011
Cardinal, others
take oaths at first
public session
held Feb. 24
Father Augustus Tolton’s
road to sainthood took a formal
step forward Feb. 24
during the first session for canonization
held in St. James Chapel
in the Quigley Center, 835 N.
Rush St. Bishops, priests, religious
and lay faithful gathered for
midday prayer to witness the taking
of oaths by Cardinal George
and the commissions to carry out
their duties for the cause.
November 7, 2010
Historical commission and guild members named, website launched
Everything is lined up to move forward on the canonization cause for Father Augustus Tolton. The guild and historical commission have been named. A local and Roman postulator selected. A website launched (see www.toltoncanonization.org). All that the archdiocese is waiting for to officially move forward is the nihil obstat from the Vatican naming Tolton a servant of God.
September 26, 2010
It was in the small St. Peter’s Church in Brush Creek, Mo., that a group of about 30 pilgrims felt the closest to Father Augustus Tolton, the first acknowledged black Catholic priest in the United States.
August 1, 2010
Father Tolton’s cause takes next steps Archdiocese will form historical commission, guild and tribunal to move forward under Vatican guidelines
Interview with Bishop Joseph Perry
