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.

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney — the famous ... John Mary Vianney built up ... in his care and as a help to expiating the many sins he heard in confession.

Image of St. John-Mary Baptiste Vianney (Wikimedia Commons) I have a friend, who will remain very, very nameless, who once visited Ars, in France, the home of St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney (1786 ...