Sister Thea Bowman, a nun from Mississippi, one step closer to sainthood

Sister Thea Bowman, a nun from Mississippi, one step closer to sainthood

Sister Thea Bowman, a nun from Mississippi, one step closer to sainthood JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Sister Thea Bowman, a nun born in Yazoo City and whose life was dedicated to service and racial justice, is now one step closer to becoming a canonized Saint. On Monday, a Closing Ceremony for Bowman was held at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson. In front of the stone altar sat a stack of cream-colored boxes wrapped with bright red st…