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Thea Bowman

Singer and activist Harry Belafonte and Servant of God Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration from Canton, Miss., are pictured in an undated archival photo. Belafonte met Sister Thea at Xavier University of Louisiana. A sainthood cause for Sister Thea, who died in 1990, was opened in 2018 by the Diocese of Jackson, Miss. The diocesan phase of her cause was closed after a Mass Feb. 9, 2026, and all the documents will be transferred to the Vatican's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints for further investigation. (OSV News photo/courtesy Xavier University of Louisiana, Archives & Special Collections)

Sister Thea Bowman had a 'loving heart,' 'prophetic spirit' and 'boundless stamina,' bishop says

OSV News|Feb 10, 2026|5 Min Read

Sister Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, is shown during a talk she gave at St. Augustine Church in Washington in 1986. Sister Bowman, who died in 1990, is one of six African American Catholics whose causes for canonization are being considered by the Catholic Church. Her sainthood cause was opened in 2018 and she has the title "Servant of God." (OSV News photo/CNS file, Michael Hoyt, Catholic Standard)

Sister Thea Bowman's sainthood moving forward to Vatican review

OSV News|Feb 3, 2026|5 Min Read

"African American Paths to Sainthood," by Brother Leo Franca. (Courtesy Father Josh Johnson, all rights reserved)

Faith

For Black Catholic History Month, meet the ‘Holy Six’

Michael Heinlein|Nov 4, 2022|3 Min Read

Actors receive final touches to their hair and makeup for the documentary "Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman's Journey to Sainthood," in La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 13, 2021. The documentary will air on ABC stations nationwide beginning Oct. 2, 2022. (CNS photo/courtesy NewGroup Media)

New documentary on Sister Thea Bowman highlights her faith, justice work

Anna Capizzi|Sep 6, 2022|4 Min Read

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, right, and Mayor Muriel Bowser of the District of Columbia, left, participate in the dedication and blessing of Sister Thea Bowman Drive at The Catholic University of America in Washington April 29, 2022. Sister Bowman, who died in 1990, is one of six Black Catholics who are candidates for sainthood. Her sainthood cause was opened in 2018 and she has the title "Servant of God." (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Catholic University names street in honor of Sister Thea Bowman

Richard Szczepanowski|May 2, 2022|4 Min Read

Sister Thea Bowman at a Walsh University event held on Sept. 18, 1989. (Katie Hutchison/Wikimedia Commons)

Holiness, God’s answer to hate

Archbishop José H. Gomez|Feb 2, 2021|4 Min Read

"African American Paths to Sainthood," by Brother Leo Franca. (Courtesy Father Josh Johnson, all rights reserved)

Faith

The holy perseverance of six Black Catholics on the road to sainthood

Angelus Staff|Feb 2, 2021|13 Min Read

Sister Thea Bowman. (Courtesy of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration via CNA)

Faith

Thea Bowman - religious sister, civil rights advocate, candidate for sainthood

Catholic News Agency|Jun 18, 2020|5 Min Read

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