No one questioned his piety, but they did his ability to serve with full clerical faculties. And yet because of his humility and radical trust that God had indeed called him to the priesthood, ...

Since a life-changing evening four years ago, I have not once experienced alcohol-withdrawal symptoms or cravings. I came to know Blessed Solanus Casey 63 years after his death in July 1957 and three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A teenage girl from DeWitt might hold the key to sainthood for the Blessed Solanus Casey, the humble Capuchin friar who worked for ...

Nolan Ostrowski felt as if death was close at hand. "I felt a lot of despair and a lot of darkness over me," said Ostrowski, 52, who was hospitalized in late July with COVID-19 at Sparrow Hospital in ...

DETROIT (CNS) — Blessed Solanus Casey always said that “as long as there is a spark of faith,” there can be no discouragement or sorrow, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, head of the Vatican’s Congregation ...

"Don't call me a saint, I don't want to be dismissed that easily." Dorothy Day's sublime statement expresses the reality that some saints are regarded as pious, hagiographical characters, rather than ...

On Nov. 18, a cold and relentlessly rainy Saturday here, the Catholic Church beatified Fr. Solanus Casey, Detroit's most beloved and famous Capuchin friar, moving him a big step closer to canonization ...

DETROIT, Michigan – Sixty one years after his death and eight months after his beatification, Blessed Solanus Casey is still able to draw crowds in Detroit. The porter priest and Capuchin friar’s ...

Legions of metro Detroit Catholics knew Father Solanus Casey as a miracle worker. And on Saturday, the Catholic Church officially recognized the Capuchin friar as one too, declaring him “Blessed ...

LANSING, Mich. — COVID-19 survivor Nolan Ostrowski said the disease "hit me like a baseball bat." Ostrowski was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of July. It was a very bad case. "I think that once ...

DETROIT — Thousands of Detroit area Catholics knew Father Solanus Casey as a miracle worker. On Saturday, the Catholic Church officially recognized that quality in the late Capuchin friar, declaring ...

16-year-old Mary Bartold was scheduled for surgery, but then something happened. The teen was diagnosed in May 2024 with a 7.3-cm tumor on her left ovary and a 1.5-cm tumor on her right ovary. Her ...