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Father Damien now Saint is celebrated for his service in Molokai

11/11/2009
As seen in this article, Father Damien now Saint is celebrated for his service in Molokai.  Damien served leprosy patients both spiritually and physically at Kalaupapa, Molokai which was a village quarantine from the time of the Hawai'ian Kingdom until after leporsy was cured.  Damien himself contracted the disease.
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