This is Italian artist Guido Reni’s depiction of the Archangel Michael defeating Satan. Reni lived from 1575-1642. (Courtesy ...

St. Michael the Archangel is one of the four principal angels and is described in the Bible as a “great prince” who battles against Satan in defense of God’s people. Following an 1884 ...

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, this week responded to a letter in The Wall Street Journal from a priest objecting to the praying of the St. Michael Prayer at the end of Mass ...

This act of vanquishing hell and Satan makes Michael a central figure ... military orders and institutions are named after St. Michael, reflecting his status as a patron saint of those in danger.

St. Michael the Archangel ... by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend ...