‘Surfer Angel’ Guido Schaffer Considered For Sainthood
The world could one day get a patron saint of surfing now that the Vatican is considering a Brazilian man known as the “Surfer Angel” for sainthood. Guido Schäffer, a…
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The world could one day get a patron saint of surfing now that the Vatican is considering a Brazilian man known as the “Surfer Angel” for sainthood. Guido Schäffer, a…
RIO DE JANEIRO—Praying for waves? Have faith: the Catholic Church is considering a surfer for sainthood. – Read the whole story at The Wall Street Journal
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