Archive

Kateri Tekakwitha: First Indigenous Saint’s Story

This week the Catholic Church took a crucial step toward canonizing Kateri Tekakwitha, who would be America’s first indigenous saint. But Bill Donahue argues that like with most saints the church has whitewashed her story just in time for Christmas. His new book, The Secret World of Saints.

articles/2011/12/23/kateri-tekakwitha-first-indigenous-saint-s-story/saints-donahue_cjrai5
Richard A. Cooke / Corbis

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.