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Father Willie Doyle, S.J. / nullDenver, Colo., Oct 31, 2022 / 17:15 pm (CNA).Ireland s Father William Doyle, SJ, is one step closer to sainthood. Bishop Thomas Deenihan of the Diocese of Meath announced his intention Oct. 27 to open the Jesuit s cause for beatification and canonization.Doyle was an Irish military chaplain for the British Army who served heroically on the battlefields of World War I and died trying to rescue two Protestant soldiers. "We re obviously very delighted, but also very grateful," Patrick Kenny, president of the Father Willie Doyle Association, told CNA Oct. 31. "We re very grateful to the bishop, very grateful to the Irish Jesuit province that has supported us, and very grateful for God s providence that this is the moment when Father Doyle s cause is being introduced."The association seeks to raise awareness about Doyle and promote his cause for sainthood."One of the standard characteristics of Father Willie s personality was his joy

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