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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LIHU‘E — A heel bone of St. Damien de Veuster, the “leper priest of Moloka‘i,” will make stops at five Catholic churches next week as part of a statewide tour. The relic will then be permanently ...

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 ...

Eleven elderly leprosy patients from Hawaii will travel to the Vatican for the canonization ceremony of Fr. Damien de Veuster, the heroic priest who cared for leprosy patients in Hawaii and died of ...

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 ...

The church will soon have a new saint. This Sunday, Oct. 11, Pope Benedict XVI will canonize St. Damien of Molokai (or St. Damien de Veuster). He may fairly be called–with not too much of a stretch–an ...

Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th century priest whose work with leprosy patients on a Hawaiian island has been hailed by U.S. President Barack Obama as inspiring ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A seven foot statue of St. Damien de Veuster, Hawaii's patron saint, was unveiled Friday on the campus of Damien Memorial School. The statue, which is composed of marble, ...

HILO, Hawaii-A sculptor on the island of Hawaii is creating a life-size statue of St. Damien for the Sacred Heart Church in Pahoa, located in the district where the venerated Roman Catholic priest ...

HONOLULU (CNS) — Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint’s Belgian relatives, representing his ...