Fr Thomas James, SVD, longtime educator and pastor, dead at 80
An African-American Verbite has died in his native Diocese of Lafayette after 53 years of priestly ministry in Louisiana and Los Angeles, California.
New Iberia
Fr A. Gerard Jordan, O. Praem, chief Tolton promoter, dead at 54
An African-American Norbertine priest in Louisiana, known for promoting the cause of Venerable Augustus Tolton, died this week of complications stemming from COVID-19.
Gala in honor of Venerable Augustus Tolton scheduled for April 2nd in Louisiana
A gala supporting the sainthood cause of Venerable Augustus Tolton [https://g.co/kgs/W27Az3], the first openly Black priest in US history, has been scheduled for April 2nd in New Iberia, Louisiana. Chicago auxiliary bishop Joseph N. Perry [https://g.co/kgs/xhGJXo], the diocesan postulator for the cause,