Patronage
Patron Saints of Journalists
The Catholic Church venerates 2 saints as patrons of journalists. Each came to this patronage through their own life — read their stories below and ask for the intercession of the one whose path speaks to yours.
St. Francis de Sales
Feast: January 24“Bishop of Geneva and a friend of the common people, he contributed significantly to the spiritual literature of the Catholic Church.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Feast: August 14“Knight of the Immaculata”
A Polish Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a stranger at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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