Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted announced June 26 that the diocese has established a new mission for their pastoral care and evangelization.
Phoenix mission to Blacks, African Americans named for ‘remarkable’ saint
Braxton: Justice, love must be ‘written in our hearts’ and daily actions
In his keynote address, Bishop Edward Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, recalled the sad memory of attending the funeral of Emmett Till, a black teen who was lynched in 1955.