Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied ...

The Ohio Catholic Athletic Conference still hopes to begin play in 2026 despite losing three of its eight founding members within the past month.

John J. Kilgallon, 81, of Plymouth Meeting, longtime Catholic priest, parochial vicar, former pastor at St. Francis de Sales Church in West Philadelphia, and retired religion teacher at West ...

“Be who you are and be that well.” On today’s feast of Saint Francis de Sales, Talking Saints hosts, Pete Sanchez and Laurie Power, uncover the life of this 16th century bishop and doctor of the ...

and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1877. St. John Paul II later described him as “the Doctor of Divine Love.” His feast day is celebrated on January 24. “Francis de Sales reconciles ...

TODAY the Church remembers St Francis de Sales – a bishop and the patron saint of journalists – a man who teaches that “devotion (to God) is meant for everyone, in every situation”. Pope Francis on ...

St. Joseph's part in the Nativity story is a familiar feature of every Christmas scene. But for many centuries the church paid him scant attention ... Among these were Theresa of Avila, Francis de ...

Nassour is a member of St. Francis de Sales Church in Sherman Oaks, and his brother belongs to Corpus Christi. “My brother lost his home. I have close friends who lost everything but the shirts on ...

St. Francis de Sales died in 1622 at a convent he had helped to found in Lyons. He was canonized in 1665, and named a Doctor of the Church in 1877. He is the patron saint of writers and Christian ...

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