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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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Beverly Ann Stewart, an alumna of the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program at Catholic Theological Union, folds the altar cloth near a banner with the image of Mother Katherine Drexel as the pilgrims gathered for an opening prayer service at St. Peter Church in Quincy, Ill. where Father Tolton was educated and made his first Communion.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World