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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Diocese of Assisi/Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Keep up-to-date with the canonization news by following these live updates.
Colum LenehanA 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…
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…