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7 things to know about St. Clare of Assisi, the patron saint of television
On Aug. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Clare of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints of the Middle…
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Why is St. Jude the patron saint of lost causes?
A candle of St. Jude. / Credit: Francesca Pollio/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Oct.…
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Meet 10 patron saints of Catholic education, students, and teachers
A portrait of a young St. John Henry Newman hangs in Cathedral High School, part of the Ordinariate of the…
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St. Vincent de Paul: Patron of the poor, the marginalized, and Catholic charities
St. Vincent de Paul. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Sep 27, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Sept. 27…
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Vatican approves new patron saints for entire Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula. / Credit: NASA Images/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery…
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Who is the patron saint of Pope Leo XIV’s final vows?
Pope Leo XIV and St. Nicholas of Tolentine. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News; Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel…
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Who is St. Thorlak, the patron of Iceland?
Cathedral of Christ the King in Reykjavik, Iceland. / Credit: Wirthi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Dec…
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St. Henry II, the German king who became patron of the Benedictine Oblates
The Regensburger Domspatzen, a choir based at Regensburg Cathedral in Bavaria, Germany. / Credit: Bistum Regensburg CNA Staff, Jul 13,…
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How St. Ignatius of Loyola became the patron saint of soldiers
A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Spanish sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés. / Jl FilpoC via Wikimedia (CC…
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Bishop remembers slain journalists in Mexico on feast day of their patron saint
null / Microgen/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jan 25, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA). On the feast of St. Francis de Sales,…
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