The Archdiocese of Louisville is planning to close six more parishes in Jefferson County due to a priest shortage. The dilapidated St. Charles Borromeo Church serves as a cautionary example of what ...
Maria V. Ruiz, nee Pena, former teacher at Ms. Roberts Academy, Eucharistic Minister at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Bensenville, beloved wife of Miguel; loving mother of Monica (Al) Ortiz and Adriana ...
Saint Charles Borromeo lived during the time of the Protestant Reformation, and helped with the reform of the whole Church during the final years of the Council of Trent.
Every year on November 4, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, one of the great reformers of the 16th century—a man whose deep humility, tireless zeal, and steadfast commitment to holiness helped renew a Church in crisis.
St. Charles Borromeo, whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates Nov. 4, was a cardinal and a prominent teacher of the Catholic faith. He generously donated much of his considerable wealth to charity and sacrificed his own health to help plague victims at a time when many other authorities fled.
Though he grew up in a wealthy, powerful and well-known family, Saint Charles Borromeo became famous for a life of service to the poor and to the Church, for being a Catholic educator and a prominent figure in the 16th century Counter-Reformation.
Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo; Latin: Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584.
St. Charles Borromeo, a key Counter-Reformation figure, was a Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop. He is the patron saint of religious leaders, and his feast day is celebrated on November 4.