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Blessed Damien
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Molokai parish gets a new name Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (5 reads)
Molokai’s main parish has a new name. Bishop Larry Silva announced on June 5 that the collection of four top-side churches known as the Molokai Catholic ...
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Photo: Damien Day at the capitol Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (3 reads)
A candlelight vigil in honor of Blessed Damien’s May 10 feast day was held on its vigil, May 9, by the Damien statue at the state capitol . St. Louis students hold ...
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Cause concluded, the postulator dies Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (3 reads)
Sacred Hearts Father Bruno Benati was the one from whom official news regarding the canonization process of Blessed Damien had been trickling out of Rome over the ...
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Appreciation and apology Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (3 reads)
Finally. After 140 years, and 8,000 lives surrendered. A thank you. And an apology. The kingdom of Hawaii began its quarantine of Hansen’s disease patients to Kalaupapa,...
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Much to do while waiting for a date Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (3 reads)
All that’s left to do is to set the date. And a thousand other things.
Blessed Damien will become Saint Damien, probably next year. Pope Benedict XVI approved ...
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Kalaupapa church marking 100 years Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (3 reads)
As you fly into Kalaupapa, the most prominent building you see is St. Francis Catholic Church standing proudly in the center of the settlement. The heart of ...
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The story of the statue Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (3 reads)
The Father Damien Memorial Statue stands alone in front of the Hawaii State Capitol, looking like a timeless monument. A duplicate sculpture is in the National Statuary...
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CNS Photo
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Actors re-enact crucifixion of Jesus during Stations of Cross in Sydney
Actors re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus during the Stations of the Cross at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, July 18. (CNS photo/Mick Tsikas, Reuters)
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