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MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino priest and fierce critic of the country’s former President Rodrigo Duterte recently said he was accepting an award known as the Nobel Prize of Asia in honor of all victims… Filipino priest who defied Duterte to receive Nobel Prize of Asia

ROME – Pope Leo XIV Sunday canonized two young men who arguably encapsulate different aspects of his own papacy, and who the church hopes can speak broadly to a younger generation of Catholics eager for… Pope makes saints of youth icons who capture cornerstones of his agenda

Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 06:49 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio… LIVE UPDATES: Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the first saints of Pope Leo XIV

Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati / EWTN News Vatican City, Sep 7, 2025 / 06:37 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church… Pope proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Saints

The Maronite bishops gather for their monthly meeting at the Patriarchal Summer Residence in Dimane, Lebanon, where they issued a statement that Lebanon must seize available regional and international opportunities to restore full sovereignty over… Maronite bishops call for full restoration of Lebanese sovereignty

EWTN News Pope Leo proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati as saints on September 7, 2025. ‘We look to Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati and Saint Carlo Acutis: a young man from the early 20th… Full Text: Pope Leo’s Homily for the Canonization Mass of Carlo Acutis & Pier Giorgio Frassati

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” / Credit: Public… 12 amazing facts about the life of soon-to-be saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

A view of damaged houses in the Annalee Street area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland. A spokesman for the Diocese of Down and Connor strongly condemned intimidation and attacks on Catholic families there that have… Catholic families forced from homes in renewed sectarian attacks in Belfast

The Duke and Duchess of Kent stand on a balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London. / Credit: Carfax2 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia… Duchess of Kent, first senior royal to become Catholic in 300 years, dies at 92