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Feb. 14, 2026 : The Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, this week officially closed its proceedings regarding the potential sainthood of Servant of God Sister Mary Thea Bowman, more than 35 years after her death.
Sister Thea Bowman was a Catholic convert whose work during the 20th century helped the U.S. Catholic Church refine its ministry toward Black American Catholics.
Jackson Bishop Joseph Kopacz celebrated a Mass on Feb. 9 as part of the closing ceremony of the diocesan phase of Bowman’s cause for canonization.
The diocese, which opened Bowman’s cause in 2018, officially sealed the documents and other materials it gathered over the course of that phase; the records will be sent to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican.
In the video, Bishop Kopacz joins EWTN to discuss what prompted his opening of Sister Thea’s cause in 2018 and what her legacy will be as she progresses along this journey.
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