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Talks reveal heroism, humor and holiness of Irish Jesuit killed in WWI, admired by saints

Talks reveal heroism, humor and holiness of Irish Jesuit killed in WWI, admired by saints

Friday, September 26, 2025

CHICAGO (OSV News) — Organizers of the sainthood cause for an Irish Jesuit priest who was killed while trying to save two Protestant soldiers on a World War I battlefield, and… The post Talks reveal heroism, humor and holiness of Irish Jesuit killed in WWI, admired by saints first appeared on OSV News.

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