Irish Priest & Military Chaplain Killed in WWI is on the Path to Sainthood | EWTN News Nightly

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An Irish priest and military chaplain killed during the first World War is officially on the path to sainthood. Father Willie Doyle served as Chaplain of the 16th Irish Division of the British Army during World War I. He died from mortar fire in 1917 after rushing to the battlefield to rescue his comrades. Fr. Doyle is also the subject of the EWTN docudrama "Bravery Under Fire." Postulator for Fr. Doyle's cause, Father John Hogan, joins to tell us about Fr. Willie Doyle. Fr. Hogan explains how Fr. Doyle kept his comrades in high spirits. In his final moments, Fr. Doyle rushed onto the battlefield to retrieve the bodies of his comrades so they could be buried properly, which was an odd turn of events given that Fr. Doyle himself never got a burial. Fr. Hogan shares what happened. The postulator for Fr. Doyle's cause discusses why no one looks at Fr. Doyle's life and ever comes away sad, despite it sounding like a sad story. This is the first Irish candidate for canonization in over 25 years. Fr. Hogan fills us in on what the reaction has been in Ireland. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf