You ask me if I am cheerful; and how could I not be? As long as Faith gives me strength, I will always be cheerful.
There is a phrase pronounced by the American writer Susan Sontag that has always made me think a lot: "to be serious - Sontag claimed - means to be there, to feel the weight of things". And meditating on the life of Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) one of the most luminous figures of youthful sanctity of the twentieth century, we can recognize the truth of Sontag's words; the sanctity... Keep reading
Perhaps the astonishment of his father, Alfredo Frassati, in front of the unexpected crowd present at his son's funeral should have prepared us: yet one always feels a sense of astonishment when discovering the renewal, generation after generation, of devotion towards Pier Giorgio.
Pier Giorgio Frassati has been indicated several times as the Saint of young people, a patron for all... Keep reading
The National Presidency of Italian Catholic Action, on behalf of the entire association, expresses immense joy and profound gratitude to Pope Francis for the announced canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, scheduled for the next Jubilee of Youth, from July 28 to August 3, 2025. A joy and gratitude shared with the other ecclesial realities present such as the... Keep reading