A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history. For about a century beginning in 1866, about 8,000 people afflicted with leprosy were quarantined ...
The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s History Club members will return to Molokai on Friday to honor the patients of Hansen’s disease, or leprosy, by placing lei on their graves. “Prior to that, if you ...
As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to St. Damien of Molokai, she wanted to walk where he walked, pray where he prayed and witness for herself the place — both stunning and haunting — where the ...
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 ...
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii’s leprosy patients
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned ...
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 ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A visit from several top state officials to Molokai on Saturday raises questions about the future of the isolated peninsula, which was once home to thousands of Hansen’s ...
People who have been solicited for money to support, treat and cure lepers last week received a worthwhile shock. Few have seen lepers. They have read about lepers in the Bible and medieval histories; ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict created five saints on Sunday including Belgian priest Damien who worked and died among Hawaiian lepers, earning the admiration of President Barack Obama who ...
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