{"id":79405,"date":"2026-03-15T00:25:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T00:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79405"},"modified":"2026-03-15T00:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T00:25:42","slug":"servant-of-god-sister-thea-bowmans-voice-needed-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/servant-of-god-sister-thea-bowmans-voice-needed-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"La voce della Serva di Dio Suor Thea Bowman \u00e8 necessaria \u2018pi\u00f9 che mai\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>African American Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman\u2019s ability to bridge divides shines as a witness needed today, according to those who knew her, and her cause for canonization may create a pathway for other African Americans on their ways to sainthood.More than three decades after her death, Bowman should be remembered for \u201cher charism, gifts, prophetic voice, charismatic personality, and real strong commitment to the Church \u2014 truly being Catholic,\u201d Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African American Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman\u2019s ability to bridge divides shines as a witness needed today, according to those who knew her, and her cause for canonization may create a pathway for other African Americans on their ways to sainthood.More than three decades after her death, Bowman should be remembered for \u201cher charism, gifts, prophetic voice, charismatic personality, and real strong commitment to the Church \u2014 truly being Catholic,\u201d Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79586,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/meet-the-artist-behind-the-47-paintings-supporting-sister-thea-bowmans-cause-for-canonization\/","url_meta":{"origin":79405,"position":0},"title":"Meet the artist behind the 47 paintings supporting Sister Thea Bowman\u2019s cause for canonization","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nearly 30 years ago, Brother Mickey McGrath, OSFS, an award-winning artist, found himself in a hospital room as his father battled colon cancer. 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