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 ...

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

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 ...