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As dusk fell, nurses rolled Father Michael Kottar outside in a wheelchair where 27 young men studying to become priests stood preparing to say goodbye

Facing death, US priest turns his farewell into precious moment Father Kottar, who has Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, tells seminarians their future is bright Updated: May 06, 2021 05:50 AM GMT Trending Father Michael Kottar, a priest from the Diocese of Charlotte. (Photo: Facebook) As dusk fell on April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just outside a North Carolina rehabilitation center where 27 young men studying to become priests stood preparing to say goodbye. At 53, Fa...

Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment May 6, 2021 catholic news service Father Michael Kottar, a priest from the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., gives a 2015 World Meeting of Families homily for pilgrims in Philadelphia from his diocese. Kottar was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in 2021, an extremely rare and aggressive brain disease for which there is no effective treatment or cure. (Credit: Patricia L. Guilfoyle/Catholic News Herald via CNS.) As dusk fell April 2...