Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 6—The life and times of St. Damien of Molokai are being presented in blockbuster musical style in Belgium, his native country ...

The restored birthplace of St. Damien De Veuster in Tremelo, Belgium, opens its doors with a new permanent exhibition celebrating the life of the ‘Apostle to the Lepers.’ A photograph of Father Damien ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On May 10, the Catholic Church honors Father Damien, the Belgian priest who was elevated to sainthood for his work with Hansen’s disease patients in the leper colony at ...

Sunday evening I attended a screening of a preliminary cut of the documentary "The Soul of Kalaupapa." The film examines the ecumenical legacy of the leper's colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

Father Damien de Veuster was a Belgian priest who subjected himself to leprosy to minister to the lepers’ colony on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. He lived from 1840-89. (Courtesy Photo) Jozef de ...

A portion of New York’s 33rd Street, between 1st and 2nd avenues, will be co-named Father Damien Way on Monday after St. Damien, who ministered and cared for those with leprosy at Kalaupapa. New York ...

As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to St. Damien of Molokai, she wanted to walk where he walked, pray where he prayed and witness for herself the place — both stunning and haunting — where the ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. I spent eight out of 12 days of my Hawaii Christmas vacation on the island of Molokai and decided it made sense to read a biography of ...

Aug. 6—The life and times of St. Damien of Molokai are being presented in blockbuster musical style in Belgium, his native country. The life and times of St. Damien of Molokai are being presented in ...