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 ...

Father Damian Schmelz was Indiana’s moral compass on natural resources for more than three decades. Photo courtesy of Saint Meinrad Archabbey Father Damian Schmelz was an inspiring conservationist.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. It's a good day to be from Hawaii. One of our state's most beloved figures, Father Damien of Moloka'i, has been canonized by Pope ...

Author Robert Louis Stevenson [RLS] gets a lot of credit for coming to the defense of the late Father Damien (1840-89), Belgian priest to the lepers on the island of Molokai. In 1890, Stevenson ...

Author Robert Louis Stevenson [RLS] gets a lot of credit for coming to the defense of the late Father Damien (1840-89), Belgian priest to the lepers on the island of Molokai. In 1890, Stevenson ...

Cover title: Kalaupapa, St. Philomena Catholic Church (Father Damien's Church), National Historical Park, Molokai, Hawaii. Spine title: Kalaupapa National Historical Park, St. Philomena Catholic ...

Father Damian Schmelz was an inspiring conservationist. Our introduction was an interview for an Outdoor Indiana article I wrote while working for the Indiana DNR back in 2009. He was a Benedictine ...