The relics of Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, who are set to be canonized later this year, will be displayed in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth.
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Emily Dickinson, the theologian
A Homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, by Father Terrance Klein
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He was killed in the DRC for standing up to corruption. Now this young martyr is on the path to sainthood.
The example of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui shows us how to live for Christ: by dedicating ourselves to prayer, the poor and peace.
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How do you make a saint? The first U.S. canonization center will teach you.
The six-day certification course aims to teach ‘how to honor deserving candidates and expedite their path to sainthood in the Vatican,’ according to the center’s website.
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A relic of America magazine’s Jesuit patron, Edmund Campion
The patron saint of ‘America’ is Edmund Campion, S.J.—for several different reasons.
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Pope Leo sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Carlo Acutis and Frassati
Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who dedicated his life to serving the poor and sick, will be canonized together on Sept. 7.
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A documentary on Carlo Acutis offers a spiritual roadmap from the first millennial saint
Blessed Carlo Acutis offers a counterexample for our digital age: a teenager who embraced technology not as an escape, but as a tool for communion—with others, and with God.
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Pope Leo to meet with cardinals to consider declaring eight new saints
Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV will hold a meeting with cardinals to approve his canonization and that of seven other people.
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Lessons on the Francis papacy from ‘The Flowers of St. Francis’
We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of creation.
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The radical hope of Martin Scorsese’s series on the saints
Dedication to fostering a personal relationship with Christ and embracing the unique callings of faith permeates each episode of “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’