Sr. Thea Bowman takes step further toward canonization with bishops' vote | Global Sisters Report

Sr. Thea Bowman takes step further toward canonization with bishops' vote | Global Sisters Report: The trailblazing African-American sister was the first black member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, the first black woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and an inspiration to thousands of people with her words and songs. Now, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has endorsed Sr. Thea Bowman's sainthood cause, which is being undertaken by her home Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi.