There’s a beautiful little scene in the film about St. Damien of Molokai. The saint has volunteered to be the one priest to serve the lepers on the island colony of Molokai. Knowing that he is likely ...

Franciscan Sister Alicia Damien Lau has served the lepers of Molokai on and off, beginning more than 50 years ago. Above, St. Damien. Below, Sister Alicia with a painting of St. Marianne and Bishop ...

Chicago actor Wayne Messmer assumes his critically acclaimed role of Father Damien, "the Leper Priest of Molokai," in the award-winning one-man play "Damien" by Aldyth Morris at St. Catherine of Siena ...

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 ...

This Thursday is the feast day of St. Damien de Veuster, better known as St. Damien of Molokai. This year, the feast takes on new significance as it is marks the first celebration of the former ...

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 ...

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed to a Catholic martyr who gave his life to minister to the least fortunate Hawaiian natives. Probably knowing little or nothing about his life’s story, ...

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made an incredibly misinformed Instagram post yesterday about the statue of St. Damien of Molokai at the Capitol Building, saying, “this is what patriarchy and ...

Sister Mary Jo Piccione, SP, a chaplain at Providence-St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, was honored this fall by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino as the diocese’s first recipient of ...