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Naomi Klouda

Naomi Klouda was part of a special visitation to Molokai. She writes for OSV News from Alaska.

Molokai’s leprosy settlements — the ‘ohana’ of two Catholic saints — faces historic transition

December 26, 2023
By Naomi Klouda
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News

One of the last remaining leprosy settlements in the U.S., on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, testifies to St. Damien’s care as eight remaining patient-residents live out their lives.

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