St. Vincent de Paul: Patron of the poor, the marginalized, and Catholic charities

St. Vincent de Paul. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Sep 27, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Sept. 27 the Catholic Church remembers St. Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French priest known as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work among the poor and marginalized.During a September 2010 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI noted that St. Vincent “keenly perceived the strong contrast between the richest and the poorest of people” and was “encouraged by the love of…