"Aloha" isn't just a greeting. It means the Hawaiian spirit of deeply giving in friendship and deeds, a creed St. Damien de Veuster (born Jozef de Veuster) lived by as he cared for the people he ...

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 ...

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HONOLULU (KHNL) - Joseph De Veuster better known as Father Damien will be canonized a Saint. News from the Vatican on Thursday, July 3 confirmed the change. Steps towards Sainthood occurred after Pope ...