Detroit has never forgotten the Capuchin Franciscan priest, Blessed Solanus Casey, whose feast day is July 30. He loved hot dogs with onions, shooting pool, family reunions and practical jokes. He was devoted to the Detroit Tigers.
Lessons from Blessed Solanus Casey, ‘God’s doorkeeper’
‘Invest in love,’ pope says on first World Day of the Poor
Between 6,000 and 7,000 poor people attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica as special guests, the Vatican said.
Friar’s remains exhumed, relics collected ahead of beatification Mass
The remains of Father Solanus Casey were exhumed Aug. 1 as part of the canonical process that precedes the saintly Capuchin Franciscan friar’s beatification Mass in November.
Pope advances sainthood causes of Father Solanus Casey, Vietnamese cardinal
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Wisconsin-born Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, five religious, four laypeople and two cardinals, including Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan.