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St. Irenaeus of Lyon: the legacy of the early Church father and doctor of unity

June 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Irenaeus of Lyon. / Credit: Wolfymoza via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

CNA Staff, Jun 28, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On June 28, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Irenaeus of Lyon, who as a boy sat at the feet of Polycarp, eagerly listening to the… […]

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What happens to the saints whose feast day falls on Feb. 29 when there is no leap year?

February 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 29, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII (1502–1585), is used almost throughout the world and establishes that every fourth year is a leap … […]

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St. Blaise: The bishop who lived in a cave, cured animals, and healed throat ailments

February 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The blessing of throats for St. Blaise’s feast day. / Credit: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 3, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Every year on Feb. 3, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Blaise. Since he… […]

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St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died

December 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Painting of St. Stephen’s martyrdom. / Rembrandt

CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA).
If “Good King Wenceslas” is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know which saint is celebrated today — St. Stephen, th… […]

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PHOTOS: Procession in Rome honors Our Lady of Perpetual Help

June 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Procession for the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help passes in front of Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Vatican City, Jun 27, 2023 / 02:00 am (CNA).
Cardinal Antonio Tagle led a procession through the streets o… […]

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The little-known story of when the Masons tried to kill Don Bosco

January 31, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

St. John Bosco. / Credit: Public Domain

CNA Newsroom, Jan 31, 2023 / 14:25 pm (CNA).
History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians — whose feast the Church celebrates on Jan. 31 — but less known are th… […]

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Today the Church celebrates the Most Holy Name of Jesus

January 3, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Most Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh, North Carolina / Jason Schronce / Shutterstock

CNA Newsroom, Jan 3, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
Every Jan. 3, the Church celebrates the Most Holy Name of Jesus.“This is that most holy name longed for by … […]

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Why is St. Luke the patron saint of butchers? Here’s a clue

October 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The painting St. Luke the Evangelist in church Iglesia El Buen Pastor by Miguel Vaguer (1959). / Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock

St. Louis, Mo., Oct 17, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Luke the Evan… […]

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St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

October 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Apparition of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of the Sacred Heart of Jesus / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Denver Newsroom, Oct 16, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque — whose feast day is celebrated in the Church on Oct. 16 — wa… […]

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How can we suffer well? 10 quotes from St. Teresa of Ávila

October 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
October 15 is the feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and Doctor of the Church whose life of p… […]

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