Cameron Anthony, a graduating eighth grader at St. Thomas More Catholic Academy in Washington, stands beside some of her drawings displayed in the school’s hallway that depict the six noted U.S. Black Catholics who are being considered for sainthood. From left to right, her drawings depict Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, Venerable Henriette Delille and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman.
Patricia Gonzalez, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Sacred Heart School in Washington, D.C., smiles as students cheer the news that she is a 2024 Golden Apple Award-winning teacher in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.