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Caption: Father Augustine Tolton, the first U.S. diocesan priest of African descent, is buried at St. Peter's Parish Cemetery in Quincy, Ill. The priest collapsed and died from sunstroke July 9, 1897, after returning to Chicago from an annual priests' retreat. He was 43. His cause for canonization was opened in Chicago in early March. (CNS/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
Father Augustine Tolton, the first U.S. diocesan priest of African descent, is buried at St. Peter's Parish Cemetery in Quincy, Ill. The priest collapsed and died from sunstroke July 9, 1897, after returning to Chicago from an annual priests' retreat. He was 43. His cause for canonization was opened in Chicago in early March. (CNS/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
Chicago Archdiocese begins sainthood process for first black US priest

By Joyce Duriga and Daniel Smith
Catholic News Service

CHICAGO (CNS) -- Father Augustine Tolton was the first U.S. priest of African descent and may one day be a saint from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

The archdiocese is introducing the priest's cause for canonization, according to an announcement by Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George.

"It is appropriate that, during this Year for Priests, we recall our forebears who were holy men in the presbyterate" of the archdiocese, the cardinal told the Catholic New World, Chicago archdiocesan newspaper.
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Caption: A painting of Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, is seen on a wall near the house where he was born in the northern Italian town of Caravaggio. A selection of Caravaggio's work is on display at the Scuderie del Quirinale building in Rome, celebrating the work of the Baroque master on the 400th anniversary of his death. (CNS/Reuters)
A painting of Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, is seen on a wall near the house where he was born in the northern Italian town of Caravaggio. A selection of Caravaggio's work is on display at the Scuderie del Quirinale building in Rome, celebrating the work of the Baroque master on the 400th anniversary of his death. (CNS/Reuters)
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Editors: Contents of Origins CNS Documentary Service, Vol. 39, No. 40 (March 18, 2010):

-- When the relationship between a bishop and his priests and the relationships among the priests are not healthy and proper, the results can be catastrophic for the entire church, says Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory.

-- Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput argues that President John F. Kennedy's famous speech about his religion to Protestant ministers in Texas 50 years ago left a lasting mark on American politics that profoundly undermined the place of all religious believers in American public life.

-- Archbishop Chaput looks at the challenges facing Catholic health care today and the commitment required of those who work in it.

-- Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe, N.M., explains why opposition to capital punishment is part of the church's pro-life agenda and describes the successful effort to repeal New Mexico's death penalty.

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