Correction: This story has been updated to say that beatification is the final step before canonization, or sainthood, in the Catholic Church. In his 86 years, the Rev. Solanus Casey earned various ...

Only two Americans are currently entitled to being called, ‘Blessed,’ a step away from being declared a Catholic saint. Father Solanus Casey, however, will change that, and, will be beatified Saturday ...

BALTIMORE — On Saturday, Capuchin friar Solanus Casey will be beatified in front of an estimated crowd of 60,000 at Ford Field in Detroit, a move that will take this “instrument of God’s mercy,” as ...

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 ...

DETROIT — Usually, when Detroit’s Ford Field is filled with people, it’s because football fans are watching the Lions play another NFL team. But on Saturday, despite the chill and the rain, more than ...

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Detroit — The words on the lips of some 60,000 worshipers echoed across Ford Field: “Blessed Solanus Casey.” That marked an historic moment countless devout and many in the Catholic Church had been ...

The legacy of the late Father Solanus Casey will be recalled in a series of events this year Local Catholics hope that the late Fr. Solanus Casey of Detroit will one day be declared a saint Inside a ...

A Capuchin friar born in Wisconsin in 1870 will be beatified, the third of four steps to becoming a saint, Pope Francis announced Thursday. Father Solanus Casey co-founded the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in ...