DETROIT (AP) – A priest who dedicated himself to helping others is on a path to sainthood decades after his death.
Solanus Casey, known as Father Solanus, will be beatified Saturday at a Mass attended by 65,000 people at a stadium in Detroit, the city where he spent much of his ministry.
Pope Francis said Father Solanus met the requirements to earn the title of “blessed,” especially after a woman from Panama was cured of a skin disease while she prayed at his tomb in 2012.
FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2017 photo, people pray at the tomb of Father Solanus Casey in Detroit. The Detroit priest, who is credited with helping cure a woman with a skin disease, is being beatified by the Roman Catholic Church, a major step toward sainthood, Saturday, Nov. 18 in Detroit. More than 60,000 people are expected Saturday at a Mass at Ford Field. (AP Photo/Ed White)
Father Solanus can be made a saint in the years ahead if a second miracle is attributed to him.
Barred from giving homilies because of academic struggles, he dedicated himself to helping the poor and counseling people with emotional and health problems. He died in 1957.
FILE – This 1954 file photo shows Father Solanus Casey, a member of the Capuchin Franciscan Order of St. Joseph. The Detroit priest, who is credited with helping cure a woman with a skin disease, is being beatified by the Roman Catholic Church, a major step toward sainthood. More than 60,000 people are expected Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at a Mass at Ford Field. (Detroit News via AP)
FILE- In this May 4, 2017 file photo, Archbishop Allen Vigneron, left, and Michael Sullivan, Provincial Minister of the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph, pray at the tomb of Father Solanus Casey in Detroit. The Detroit priest, who is credited with helping cure a woman with a skin disease, is being beatified by the Roman Catholic Church, a major step toward sainthood, Saturday, Nov. 18 in Detroit. More than 60,000 people are expected Saturday at a Mass at Ford Field. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)
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