Jan. 24 brings feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of Church unity
(CNA/EWTN News) .- On Jan. 24, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity that runs from Jan. 18-25, Catholics will celebrate the life of St. Francis de Sales. A bishop and Doctor of the Church, his preaching brought thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic fold, and his writings on the spiritual life have proved highly influential.The paradoxical circumstances of Francis' birth, in the Savoy region (now part of … [More]
