Above, Kyong Son Toyofuku, left, her husband, Lance Toyofuku, center, and sister Alicia Damien Lau celebrate Mass at St. Philomena Church during a pilgrimage tour of Kalaupapa. 5/5 Swipe or click ...

Flags blow in the breeze at the grave of Father Damien outside St. Philomena Church on Kalaupapa, Hawaii, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Damien was canonized a Catholic saint in 2009 for his work ...

Flags blow in the breeze at the grave of Father Damien outside St. Philomena Church on Kalaupapa, Hawaii, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Damien was canonized a Catholic saint in 2009 for his work ...

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 Kalaupapa.

St. Damien and St. Marianne's legacies inspire hope on the Tree of Hope Tour, bringing relics and stories of compassion to ...

KALAUPAPA, Hawaii — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black ...

The life and times of St. Damien of Molokai are being presented in blockbuster musical ... born Jozef De Veuster in 1840 and best known in Hawaii as Father Damien, came to the Kalaupapa peninsula ...

Father Damien volunteered, beginning his ministry there in 1873.” The bishop said De Veuster brought consolation, hope and encouragement to the people of Kalaupapa without distinction of race or ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – It was in 2021 when a bill was signed into law designating the month of January of each year in Hawaiʻi as “Kalaupapa Month.” At the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, one of&nbs… ...

Flags blow in the breeze at the grave of Father Damien outside St. Philomena Church on Kalaupapa, Hawaii.(Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.) Listen KALAUPAPA, Hawaii — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son ...

Lance Toyofuku (left), talks with sisters Alicia Damien Lau (center), and Barbara Jean Wajda (right), after Mass at St. Philomena Church during a pilgrimage tour of Kalaupapa on July 18.