Pope Francis officially has declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the church. In a decree released by the Vatican Jan. 21, the pope ordered that the second-century theologian be given the ...

VATICAN CITY — St. Irenaeus of Lyon is one step closer to being the first martyr to be declared a Doctor of the Church. Pope Francis met with the head of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes ...

Pope Francis said on Thursday that he plans to declare St. Irenaeus of Lyon a Doctor of the Church with the title “Doctor unitatis,” meaning “Doctor of Unity.” The pope made the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday officially declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon as the 37th Doctor of the Church, with the title “Doctor Unitatis” (“Doctor of Unity”). The saint is the ...

Earlier this month, Pope Francis said he intends to declare St. Irenaeus of Lyon, a second-century theologian best known for his writings against gnostic sects, a doctor of the church. The ...

Less than one week after news came that St. Irenaeus Catholic Church, an imposing 60-year-old Park Forest house of worship, will close its doors on July 1, congregation members were still trying ...

On this day we celebrate the feast of St. Irenaeus, a Bishop and Father of the Church, a Greek, who was born in Asia Minor, c. 125, and who died in Lyons, c. 202. He was educated by St. Polycarp ...