Pope Leo XIV made Kerry teen Donal Walsh honorary Augustinian before his death in 2013

Donal Walsh’s powerful message against suicide moved a future pope, who honoured the Kerry teen days before his death

The late Donal Walsh

Pope Leo XIV made a Kerry teen an “honorary Augustinian” before he died after battling cancer in 2013.

Donal Walsh was 12 years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer.