Rev. John H. Dorsey, the second African-American priest in the American Catholic Church, celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End on August 17, 1902. The Pilot said of his stay in Boston: 'This young priest's visit to Boston has benefitted all classes.' The Guardian , Boston's Black newspaper, said: 'The Rev. Father Dorsey was received with much enthusiasm by the Catholic people of this city.'
