VILLANOVA, Pa. (CBS) -- The remains of a late Augustinian priest named Father Bill Atkinson were transferred to the chapel at Villanova University last Friday, and he's on the path to sainthood.

School staff wonder if Pope Leo XIV's election helps the cause for sainthood for fellow Augustinian Father Bill Atkinson.

6abc Studios (WPVI) -- Discover the inspiring story of Father Bill Atkinson - the first quadriplegic priest in the Catholic Church and a candidate for sainthood. The event's special introduction ...

The Communion of Saints is a “Catholic Hall of Fame,” and the late Father Bill ... Father Atkinson, an Upper Darby native, is the first quadriplegic to be ordained as a priest and now he ...

The most inspiring story I heard was that of Bill Atkinson, O.S.A., a priest who was the first quadriplegic ordained in the Catholic Church. He has been named a Servant of God, and his cause is ...