Out of the more than 10,000 men and women recognized as saints which includes 11 Americans and a total of 899 that have been canonized by Pope Francis none are African Americans.
(RNS) ‘It is embarrassing to many of us that in the church where we worship, there are no United States African American saints recognized by the highest church authorities.’
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