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Bishops’ Announcement
June 19, 2020
Reflection on Sr. Thea and Racial Healing – Fr. Maurice J. Nutt, C.Ss.R.
Sister Thea Bowman: national witness to possibility of racial harmony
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July 24, 2020
Loyola University-Maryland recently renamed Flannery O’Connor Hall in honor of Sister Thea Bowman
Loyola renames Flannery O’Connor Hall after Sister Thea Bowman
July 6, 2020
Mississippi Catholic Bishops Joint-Statement Against Racism – Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz, Bishop of Jackson and Bishop Louis F. Kihneman, III, Bishop of Biloxi
Joint Statement of Catholic Bishops of Mississippi Against Racism
June 19, 2020
Reflection on Sr. Thea and Racial Healing – Fr. Maurice J. Nutt, C.Ss.R.
Sister Thea Bowman: national witness to possibility of racial harmony
November 13, 2018 / MS Catholic
Formal opening set for Sister Thea’s cause
The Faithful of the Diocese of Jackson are cordially invited to hear Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz read the edict opening the investigation into the life of Sister Thea Bowman, FSPA, servant of God. Sunday, Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m. Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
November 9, 2018 / MS Catholic
Bishops to consider endorsing sainthood cause of Sister Thea Bowman
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops will consider endorsing the sainthood cause of Sister Thea Bowman, the great-granddaughter of slaves and the only African-American member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who transcended racism to leave a lasting mark on Catholic life in the United States in the late 20th century. The […]