Archbishop Eamon Martin. / Credit: Irish Jesuits, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 4, 2025 / 14:23 pm (CNA).

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Ireland commemorated St. John Vianney, the patron saint of all priests and especially parish priests, whose memorial is celebrated Aug. 4.

St. John Vianney. / Credit: Herwig Reidlinger via Wikimedia Commons CC 3.0

CNA Newsroom, Aug 4, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

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.

Young people raise their voices from the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere on Aug. 1, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 1, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA).

The initiative invites young Christians across the continent to open up a new pathway to faith and hope in view of the Jubilee of the Redemption, which will be celebrated in 2033.

Sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola inside of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vasilii L/Shutterstock

National Catholic Register, Jul 31, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

The famous sickbed conversion of the founder of the Jesuits was only the beginning of his story of patience, perseverance, and trust.

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on March 4, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

CNA Newsroom, Jul 30, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA).

The defense came as Barron received the Josef Pieper Prize in Münster on July 27 amid fierce protests from Catholic groups and political organizations.

Father Charles-Michel de l’Épée founded the National Institute for Deaf Youth of Paris in 1760. / Credit: Public domain

CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

The National Institute for Deaf Youth of Paris was founded in 1760 by Father Charles-Michel de l’Épée.

Pope Leo XIV greets a group of catechumens from France during an audience on July 29, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 29, 2025 / 14:59 pm (CNA).

During a July 29 meeting at the Vatican with catechumens from France, the Holy Father emphasized that baptism “makes us full members of the great family of God.”

Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, which arsonists set fire to the day after an electrical fire damaged the church. / Credit: Julien Jean Zayatz/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:54 pm (CNA).

Notre Dame des Champs, a Catholic church in Paris, was targeted in an arson attack just 24 hours after an accidental fire broke out in its choir loft.

Warsaw, Poland Archbishop Adrian Galbas. / Credit: SILESIA FLESZ TVS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 28, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA).

Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to laicize a priest accused of murdering a homeless man.

View of Eremo delle Carceri, Assisi, Italy, July 2025. / Credit: Emma Silvestri

Assisi, Italy, Jul 27, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The Hermitage of St. Francis is a little known sanctuary in Assisi that still preserves the spirit of St. Francis.