British actor Billy Gurney portrays St. John Vianney, not merely as a strict preacher but as a compassionate man whose faith eventually became known throughout France, later Europe, and then, when ...

St. John Vianney, No. 3 in the Asbury Park Press Shore Conference rankings, won the first nine championship bouts at the Collingswood district before the meet took an ugly twist. Published Feb 25 ...

St. John Vianney is hardly the Catholic Church’s most recognizable saint. But the legendary parish priest from the small town of Ars, France, is getting a major publicity boost 150 ...

In his address during the liturgy, the Colombian-born missionary urged Catholics to follow the saint’s ideal life. Saint John Vianney (Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney) was born on 8 May 1786 in France. He ...

John Vianney died on August 4, 1859. Over 1,000 people attended his funeral, including the bishop and other priests of the diocese, who already held him as a model of priestly holiness. In 1925, the ...

This strong and persevering saint, known as John in English, was born on May 8, 1786, in Dardily, France. He was baptized on the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and ...

The saintly pope reflected on the life of Vianney in an encyclical titled Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia. The encyclical was written in 1959 for the 100th anniversary of Vianney’s death. After struggling ...

Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint John Vianney (le Curé d'Ars). Our photograph shows his bedroom at his home in Ars-sur-Formans, France. It is part of an 18th- century house that has been kept as ...

ARS, FRANCE: The patron saint of Priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint, and what it means to be a holy Priest. In ...

Born on May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France, St. John was ordained priest in 1815 and began his service as parish priest of Ars in 1818. He died on Augu.4, 1859 at the age of 73 and was canonized on May ...

As Catholics in the United States enter more deeply into the three-year Eucharistic Revival inaugurated by the American bishops last month on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, there are many lessons ...