St. Francis de Sales church on Valleyheart Drive has been targeted four times in a string of vandalisms that started Aug. 7. The incidents mainly targeted a statue in front of the church.

“Fortunately, the fire burned out before any additional damage was caused,” he told CNA. Just over a month later, on Sept. 20, the St. Francis de Sales statue was vandalized a second time.

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, ...

Francis de Sales was friends with another canonized saint, Jane Frances de Chantal. Together they started a women’s religious community, the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, in Annecy in 1610.

Vatican City, Dec 28, 2022 / 10:30 am. Pope Francis Wednesday published a message on St. Francis de Sales, a saint who teaches us that “devotion [to God] is meant for everyone, in every ...

Nicknamed “The Gentleman Saint” for his wisdom, kindness, and gentle demeanor, St. Francis de Sales set out on a spiritual mission to make profound theology accessible to all.

Perhaps St. Francis de Sales can provide inspiration. St. Francis was a bishop and doctor of the church whose feast we celebrate today. (He is also the patron saint of journalists.) ...