It would hurt their own reputation, let alone the hospital's." Strangemore said he believes services at St. Anthony are suffering because management is based in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

St. Anthony’s feast day is today, June 13. But you may not be aware that there’s another important day of the year when St. Anthony is celebrated in Padua: Feb. 18, the day his tongue was removed.

Like many Sri Lankans, Liyanage Roshani has various reasons to believe St. Anthony of Padua is a miraculous saint who can solve any problem. "I lost my job in Italy, my husband wasted my dowry, my son ...