This young teenager has been declared a saint of the Church! He's not far from us, but is a saint of our time. ...read more

On September 7, 2025, Pope Leo XIV canonized two exemplary witnesses of the Christian faith: computer programmer Carlo Acutis and student and mountain climber Pier Giorgio Frassati. ...read more

Carlo Acutis’s life bears witness to a path of clarity, a “Highway” to heaven, strewn with faith, prayer, and trust. All his life, Carlo Acutis traced this path, which led him to encounter Christ daily in the Eucharist and in the faces of the poor.  ...read more

From the age of 17 until his death at 24, Frassati lived a purposeful, Christ-oriented life of prayer, service, and adventure. ...read more

Carlo Acutis was ahead of his time, and a part of our time. He inspires us to present the faith in creative ways, as well as to seek holiness in the joys and struggles of every day life. ...read more

Raising your child in the Christian faith is a beautiful challenge, but also a real trial in a world where digital distractions are all over. Carlo Acutis offers us and our children an inspiring example. ...read more

In his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis continued this cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025. This week he reflected on the Magnificat, the Virgin Mary's Song of Praise after she is greeted by her cousin Elizabeth. ...read more

Reflecting on the vision given to St. Joseph in the Gospel of Matthew, Pope Francis said that "He dreams of the miracle that God fulfils in Mary’s life, and also the miracle that he works in his own life: to take on a fatherhood capable of guarding, protecting, and passing on a material and spiritual inheritance." ...read more

Pope Francis continued this cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope." Reflecting on the Angel Gabriel's greeting to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation, he said that "The 'Almighty,' the God of the 'impossible' is with Mary, together with and beside her; He is her companion, her principal ally, the eternal 'I-with-you.'" ...read more

On Sunday, December 15, Pope Francis is making a short trip to Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. ...read more