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Sister Thea Bowman - 'What does it mean to be Black and Catholic?'

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The Pillar
Mar 30, 2022
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Sister Thea Bowman, FSPA. Credit: Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman died on March 30, 1990 — 32 years ago today.

An evangelist, a religious sister, and a witness to the role of Black Catholics in the Church, Bowman was well-known in life, and has been celebrated among many American Catholics in the decades since…

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