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Quadriplegic Delco priest is on the path to sainthood

Archbishop Charles Chaput has formally opened the cause for sainthood for the Rev. William Atkinson. With his recommendation, already unanimously approved by the U.S. Catholic Bishops and accepted for review by the Vatican, the long investigation of the priest's life begins.

Longtime friend of Father Atkinson and fellow priest from the Order of Saint Augustine, Father Frank Horn speaks at a community meeting at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School to discuss Father Bill's cause for sainthood May 23, 2017. Father Bill Atkinson, a former teacher at Bonner, who died in 2006 is being proposed for sainthood by Archbishop Chaput.
Longtime friend of Father Atkinson and fellow priest from the Order of Saint Augustine, Father Frank Horn speaks at a community meeting at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School to discuss Father Bill's cause for sainthood May 23, 2017. Father Bill Atkinson, a former teacher at Bonner, who died in 2006 is being proposed for sainthood by Archbishop Chaput.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer