Relatives of an Irish-born priest who drew millions to his worldwide Family Rosary rallies in the 1940s and 1950s have confirmed his body is to be exhumed as part of a process which it is hoped will lead to his canonisation. Fr Peyton, whose famous rallying call was “The family that prays together stays together”, staged massive Rosary rallies all over the world including Ireland. Late last year, in recognition of his “heroic virtue” Fr Peyton was named as Venerable by Pope Francis. The remains are expected to be reinterred at the Holy Cross headquarters – the order to which Fr Peyton belonged – in New York. In recent years, the Fr Peyton Memorial Centre was established in Attymass.

Source: The Irish Times February 14, 2018 20:48 UTC