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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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Adrienne Curry, Leona Adams, Jennifer Iwuchukwu and Gu'wan and Cheryl Taliaferro sing during a prayer service at St. Peter’s Church in Brush Creek on Sept. 18. In the days when Father Tolton attended the church as a boy, African-Americans were forced to sit upstairs in the balcony.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World