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Father Tolton Pilgrimage

A group of 30 Catholics from around the archdiocese attended a weekend pilgrimage to the sites of Father Tolton's early life in Quincy, Ill., and Brush Creek, Mo. The trip took place Sept. 17-19 and was sponsored by the archdiocese's Office for Black Catholics, Bishop Joseph Perry's Office and the Tolton Program at Catholic Theological Union. Photos by Karen Callaway/Catholic New World

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Bishop Jospeh Perry of the Archdiocese of Chicago is greeted by W.T. Johnson, a Tolton impersonator, outside of St. Peter's Church in Brush Creek, Mo.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World