"...the pope surprised her by saying, “Why don’t you become a missionary?”

Though she and her sisters suffered much from the Ku Klux Klan and other people of hate, they persevered.
St. Katharine Drexel: A Life Dedicated to Native American Indians and African Americans – Mission Priest
Her work continues even today
Mission of St. Katharine Drexel Continues on Rosebud Reservation
By igniting faith and hope in the hearts of the Rosebud Reservation youth, Black Bear’s ministry is transforming lives, one child at a time.