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Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati: Church’s young, ‘ordinary’ holy patrons

UPDATES Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Sep 5,...

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Carlo Acutis’ teachers share their memories of him at school

UPDATES Sister Miranda Moltedo was the principal of Carlo’s elementary school when he was a student. / Credit: EWTN News Rome Newsroom, Sep...

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New animated movie depicts the life of soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

UPDATES “Carlo Acutis, God’s Influencer” brings to life the story of the Church’s first millennial saint who used his passion for technology and...

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Pope Leo XIV inaugurates ecological Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo

UPDATES Pope Leo XIV on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting...

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Pope Leo XIV supports ‘important and urgent’ Creation Day Sept. 1

UPDATES Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media...

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Pope Leo XIV expresses condolences for 800 dead left by earthquake in Afghanistan

UPDATES Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Rome’s outskirts...

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Pope Leo XIV praises Italian society for works done in spirit of St. Francis of Assisi

UPDATES Members of St. Francis’ Work for the Poor, wearing T-shirts with the phrase “a helping hand to man every day,” meet with...

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How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

UPDATES Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. / Credit:...

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Pope Leo XIV opens Augustinians’ general chapter with call to listening, humility, and unity

UPDATES Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine on Sept....

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What To Do In Paris in September: Fashion Week, Exhibitions and More

September marks la rentrée in France, the moment when summer vacation winds down and the French get back to their daily lives. There are a...