France has produced –– and is still in the process of producing –– many saints, but King St. Louis IX is the only French canonized king, and that says something about French monarchs. Louis is one of ...

ST. LOUIS — Catholic officials say protesters calling for the removal of a statue of St. Louis’s namesake should consider all that the imperfect man did to help the poor and the sick. The Archdiocese ...

BALLWIN — Thirteenth century French ruler King Louis IX drove a wedge between Christians and Muslims with his Crusades but the removal of his statue from Forest Park “will not erase the history,” the ...

ST. LOUIS — Tensions flared Saturday atop Art Hill in Forest Park over the symbolism behind a statue of this city’s namesake, some calling for the removal of King Louis IX, with others praying that it ...

ST. LOUIS — Protesters are calling for the removal of a statue of St. Louis’ namesake, a French king-turned-saint who burned manuscript copies of Jewish religious texts during the Middle Ages, while ...

ST. LOUIS — The Archdiocese of St. Louis has released a statement in defense of the statue of King Louis IX that sits on Art Hill, amidst calls for it to be removed. Louis IX is St. Louis' namesake ...

Catholic officials say protesters calling for the removal of a statue of St. Louis' namesake should consider all that the imperfect man did to help the poor and the sick.The Archdiocese of St. Louis ...

ST. LOUIS — Statues are coming down across the country as the history of the figures depicted in those monuments come under increased scrutiny. The City of St. Louis has not been absent from that ...

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- Happy Birthday to our namesake. Friday marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of King Louis IX of France. Born in 1214, he became Saint Louis when he was canonized in 1297, 27 ...