In raising Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati to the altars, the Holy Father reversed a decade of smaller canonizations and proposed a bold vision for youth.
Read MoreFrassati and Acutis, young men of accessible and attractive holiness, are the headline saints of 2025, but the entire jubilee cohort looks to hold up well for generations hence, as did the jubilee saints of a century ago.
Read MoreBeijing fetes Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un at massive military parade while the U.S. president is not invited
Read MoreDevotion to Pier Giorgio and Carlo may not exceed that of 1925’s Jubilee Saints Thérèse of Lisieux and Jean-Marie Vianney, but many will be able to imitate their particular holiness.
Read MoreThe unintended results of a 2013 appeal weigh heavily on today’s papal calls for prayer and fasting.
Read MoreIf Trump listened to more Springsteen he would realize just how long the nostalgic world he pretends to protect has been gone for
Read MoreThe Trinity dances, which is harmony and intimacy, round and round in glorious celebration and expressive joy. Why shouldn’t all creation exist for a moment of dance?
Read MoreThe Boss’ seminal album ‘Born to Run’ was released 50 years ago this week.
Read MoreThat question faces all of Europe now, and its allies across the sea. Do we want an independent Ukraine only if it costs us nothing?
Read MoreElevating the Old Testament saints would enhance the Catholic sense of the unity of Scripture and serve as a timely reminder that God’s holiness was at work in creation even before the Incarnation.
Read MoreDonald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have become buddies. Hopes are that the U.S. president will listen to his new friend
Read MorePutin pines for the glory days of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the man in the White House is no Ronald Reagan
Read MoreStarting with Pope St. John Paul II and World Youth Day, recent popes have had their pontificates ‘baptized’ by rallies connected to Catholic youth.
Read MoreTrusting strangers is essential for economics and for politics — really for any civilized order
Read MoreTrump has long favoured a Ukrainian surrender. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejects that and, in any case, does not need the help of the United States to surrender to Russia
Read MoreSince taking office in May, the Holy Father has served the Church more as a stabilizer than a disruptor.
Read MoreIsrael’s friends praised the 2005 Gaza withdrawal and oppose the current strategy. The PM is convinced that they were wrong then, and are wrong now
Read MoreOn tour in the U.S., the Vatican choir revives Palestrina’s legacy with sacred music praised by popes and saints.
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