Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman?

Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman?

Servant of God Thea Bowman (1937–1990) was a trailblazer in almost every role: first African-American religious sister from Canton, Miss., first to head an office of intercultural awareness, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Sister Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration from Canton, Miss., was nationally known for her work to advance the life of her fellow Black Catholics i…

Sister Thea Bowman’s sainthood moving forward to Vatican review

(OSV News) — Servant of God Thea Bowman’s canonization cause is moving ahead, with a Mass and ceremony marking the closure of the cause’s diocesan phase to be held Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson, Mississippi. Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz of Jackson will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving at noon followed by an official closing session of the diocesan phase of the canonization process, where the cause’s leaders will seal the…