Hawaii
“Lepers’ Apostle” to be Declared a Saint
The miraculous healing of a Hawaiian woman with cancer is leading to the canonization of a priest known for his ministry with lepers relegated to a sequestered community. Belgian Father Damien de Veuster (1840-1889) is known as “the apostle to the lepers,” for his ministry on the island of Molokai. Pope John Paul II beatified Father Damien in 1995.
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