"It Was beautiful:" Blind Owensboro Priest Meets Pope in Italy

"It was beautiful:" Blind Owensboro priest meets pope in Italy

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- To Father Dennis, the idea of meeting Pope Leo once felt like something he would only experience from home. "It had been a dream for several years, but it makes no sense for me as a blind person to go if I'm just going to hear his voice through a speaker,” [...]

Owensboro priest says faith and providence led to meeting with Pope Leo XIV

The Rev. Jamie Dennis traveled from Owensboro to the Vatican this month to meet Pope Leo XIV, a moment he had spent years hoping might one day happen. For Dennis, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, the meeting carried extra significance. Dennis is nearly blind and had long wondered whether a trip to Rome would be worthwhile if the closest he could get to the pope was hearing his voice through a loudspeaker. Continue reading Owensboro …