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Solanus Casey

Irish American Priest Beatified in Detroit

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
December / January 2018

December 1, 2017 by 1 Comment

Father Solanus Casey, a first-generation Irish American Capuchin priest, was beatified in Detroit in November, creating the possibility that he may become the first American-born male to become a saint. Casey is only the third person born in the U.S. to receive the title of “blessed,” the level below sainthood. Casey’s beatification comes after a Panamanian woman was cured of … [Read more...] about Irish American Priest Beatified in Detroit

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