Saint Josephine Bakhita

young African American man

As God Desires

That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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African American woman dressed in traditional African clothes

Advent with the Saints: Josephine Bakhita

The bitter history of slavery in the United States has been called by one historian “the original sin” of our country.
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Cry Freedom

At a young age Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped from her Sudanese home, tortured, and forced into slavery. But on her deathbed she exhibited mercy and forgiveness to those who harmed her.
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Sisterhood of Saints: Josephine Bakhita

St. Josephine Bakhita shows us that mercy and love can conquer the evils of our world.
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Stained Glass window of Saint Josephine Bakhita

Saint Josephine Bakhita

Kidnapped at the age of nine and being too terrified to remember her name, Josephine acquired the name “Bakhit” which means “fortunate one.”
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Dear Reader: Saints Be Praised!

This month, to commemorate the feast of All Saints, we are offering a lineup of articles that acknowledge and celebrate a handful of saints and blesseds.
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