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Ignacio, at his young age, takes on the challenges of the disease with a mature confidence in God’s will. The teen’s treatment will last for two years.

“When we hear the cries of those in difficulty, let us ask ourselves, are we witnesses to the Father’s love, as Christ was to all?”

These soon-to-be-saints “experienced different elements of struggle throughout their lives” but “they maintained a constant relationship with the Lord.”

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Making the first state visit of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and spoke of common concerns, including war, migration, ecology and …

“The merciless fire destroyed a heritage of documentation, signs of devotion, and the few personal belongings the nuns lived with,” the archbishop said.

The annual festival, attended by thousands, honors the moving of the body of St. Rose of Viterbo, the city’s patron saint, to her final resting place.

Pier Giorgio Michelangelo Frassati, born April 6, 1901, in Italy, will be canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7; he is being called a saint for our times.

Exactly 27 years later — Oct. 29, 2005 — Pope Benedict XVI made a private visit to Mentorella in memory of St. John Paul’s visit.

(OSV News) — Blessed Carlo Acutis had a PlayStation. He made awkward videos with his friends. His favorite cartoon was “Pokémon.” It was announced Feb. 22, 2020, that Pope Francis …

Young people are especially drawn to Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized April 27, 2025.