Sister Thea Bowman … religious sister, civil rights advocate, candidate for sainthood NA Staff, Jun 18, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- Sister Thea Bowman was the granddaughter of a slave, an advocate for racial justice, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. bishops’ conference. Two years ago, her sainthood cause was opened.
Day: June 23, 2020
Pope adds three new invocations
Pope adds three new invocations to the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary 22 June 2020 /“Mater misericordiae”, the Latin for “Mother of mercy”; “Mater spei”, or “Mother of hope”; and “Solacium migrantium”, or “Solace of migrants” are the new invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Litany of Loreto, which is often…