Priest Who Lived with Leprosy Is Now Saint: ; Pope Benedict Xvi Grants Sainthood to Four Other People As Well

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VATICAN CITY - A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he hailed as heroes of holiness.

Among the 10,000 pilgrims packing St. Peter's Basilica was Hawaii resident Audrey Toguchi, an 80-year-old retired school teacher whose recovery from lung cancer a decade ago stunned her doctor and was ruled a miracle by the Vatican.

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Priest Who Lived with Leprosy Is Now Saint: ; Pope Benedict Xvi Grants Sainthood to Four Other People As Well

Toguchi has credited her survival to praying to Belgium-born Jozef De Veuster, also known as Father Damien, who himself died from leprosy in 1889 after contrac...

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