St. Michael the Archangel

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Coach Joe Enabnit (far left) with members from the St. Michael Barbell Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Catholic gym trains members to become ‘warriors against the evil one’

Sep 29, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

St. Michael Barbell Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, strives to equip its members with not only physical strength but spiritual... Read more

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The three great archangels of the Bible: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

Sep 29, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Today, on the feast of the archangels, we celebrate the powerful helpers sent by God throughout salvation history. Read more

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Thief steals St. Michael statue from church, trips, and is injured by the angel’s sword

Jan 17, 2023

By CNA Staff

A drunken thief was injured after falling on the sword of a statue of St. Michael the Archangel that he... Read more

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Montreal police prohibited from wearing St. Michael the Archangel insignia

Dec 21, 2022

By CNA Staff

“We ask you now to kindly remove from your uniforms any crest symbolizing or referring to the Archangel St. Michael,... Read more

“Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” and “Saint Michael: Meet the Angel” are both back in theaters by popular demand.

Two Catholic movies back in theaters for encores after stellar showings

Oct 12, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

American moviegoers will be able to see “Saint Michael: Meet the Angel” in theaters Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 and... Read more

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Supporters of statue of St. Michael the Archangel in small French town vow to fight removal order

Sep 29, 2022

By Charlotte Evans, AC Wimmer

After a French court confirmed the removal of a statue of St. Michael from a seaside town, supporters have vowed... Read more

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Nicaraguan dictatorship prohibits procession for St. Michael the Archangel and St. Jerome

Sep 19, 2022

By CNA Staff

The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has prohibited upcoming processions in Masaya. Read more

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel with a liquid 'similar to red nail polish' on its head.

Denver archdiocese: Supposed blood on St Michael statue 'similar to red nail polish'

Mar 24, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

After having a chemical analysis performed on swabs used to clean alleged blood from a local woman’s statue of St.... Read more

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel with what appears to have a substance resembling blood dripping from his forehead.

Is blood flowing from a Colorado woman's St Michael statue?

Mar 7, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On Feb. 23, hours before the world would hear that Russia had invaded Ukraine, a statue of St. Michael the... Read more

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St. Michael the Archangel is the protector of the capital of Ukraine. Here’s why

Mar 4, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

A statue of Saint Michael the Archangel stands in the center of Kyiv with a shield and a sword and... Read more

A sculpture of Archangel Michael atop the Lach Gates at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Many seeing ‘luminous angels’ over Ukraine, says major archbishop

Mar 4, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Archangel Michael is patron saint of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Read more

The statue of St. Michael the Archangel in the Cathedral of the Blessed Name of Mary in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 23, 2020.

Catholics in Belarus ask St. Michael the Archangel’s intercession for end to crisis

Sep 29, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Amid strife in their country, Catholics in Belarus held a Mass Tuesday with a revered statue of St. Michael the... Read more

Pope Francis preaches at a Mass for the Vatican Gendarmerie Sept. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis asks order to keep spreading devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

Sep 28, 2020

Pope Francis encouraged a religious order Sunday to continue promoting devotion to St. Michael the Archangel.  Read more

Medal of Honor recipient Edward Byers Jr and Robin King walk runway for a charity fashion show in April, 2019 at Church of the Holy Apostles, NY.

The Medal of Honor recipient with a devotion to St. Michael

Jan 6, 2020

Chief Petty Officer Special Edward C. Byers Jr. won the Medal of Honor. He is also a Catholic with a devotion to St.... Read more

A pilgrim prays the rosary in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Francis: Pray the rosary daily for Church's protection from Satan

Sep 29, 2018

Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to pray the rosary daily during the month of October, asking Mary and St.... Read more