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Unwrapping the history of Sister Thea Bowman, a Black nun who broke barriers for African Americans
Sister Thea Bowman was raised as a protestant in Mississippi after her birth in 1937. She was a descendant of enslaved Africans. When she was 12 years old, she told her parents that she wanted to be a catholic. When she was 15, she relocated to La Crosse to attend St. Rose Convert where she…
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Largest Statue of Jesus in Africa Set to Promote Religious Tolerance
It is nine meters tall and carved out of marble, and considered the largest statue of Jesus...
