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On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 18:30 PM in Turin, in the Sala degli Stemmi at the Italian Alpine Club's headquarters on Monte dei Cappuccini, Antonello Sica's book, Pier Giorgio Frassati ei suoi sentieri (Effatà Editrice), will be presented. The event is part of the 2025 fall season of "Reading the Mountains," a series of meetings with... Keep reading
by Claudio Giuliodori - "Holiness is the most beautiful face of the Church," Pope Francis states in the Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete ed Exultate (no. 9). The proclamation of a saint is an immense gift for the entire Church. It confirms that it is possible to encounter the Lord Jesus, to follow him, to live the... Keep reading
An event strongly supported by Italian Catholic Action, just hours after Frassati's canonization. A journey of reflection and prayer to rediscover the power of a sanctity that continues to challenge the Church and the world. Thus, on Saturday, September 6th, the public conference "Inside Life, Inside History,..." was held at the Lumsa University in Rome. Keep reading
By Marco Pio D'Elia - We wake up when the night isn't over yet. We're not the only ones impatient for dawn; there are those who took the bus at sunset so as not to be late. And even those who crossed entire skies at the cost of being there. Some others still have a short stretch to cover. We prepare by clutching a flag in our backpacks, improvising songs, and... Keep reading
By Giuseppe Notarstefano - On September 7th, in St. Peter's Square, we were truly so many, coming from all over Italy and beyond. It was a day we had long awaited. All of Italian Catholic Action celebrated, in prayer and joy, Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was canonized together with Carlo Acutis by Pope Leo XIV. The canonization of Pier... Keep reading
by Gianni Di Santo - One on the left, the other on the right. The two tapestries depicting Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis flutter on the façade of St. Peter's Basilica on a bright sunny day, surrounded by a cheering crowd. A young man from the early 20th century and a teenager from today. A pipe and a smartphone. The color photo and the black-and-white one... Keep reading
By Angelo Bonaguro - Pier Giorgio Frassati was a spiritual model for many Christians in the socialist bloc: his "clandestine" charity toward the poor mirrored the plight of believers under the regime. Thus, in Czechoslovakia, he inspired youth groups, and in Poland, his memory spread through his sister Luciana and the devotion of Karol Wojtyła... Keep reading
By Alessandro Greco - For many years, Turin has been a destination for pilgrims following in the footsteps of Pier Giorgio Frassati. Reports of Turin volunteers willing to accompany them date back to the early 2000s, and perhaps even earlier. The Pier Giorgio Frassati Association immediately began promoting a structured program of itineraries to discover the places... Keep reading
Dear brothers and sisters, in the first reading we heard a question: "[Lord,] who would have known your will unless you had given wisdom and sent your Holy Spirit from on high?" (Wisdom 9,17:XNUMX). We heard it after two young Blesseds, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, were proclaimed Saints, and this is providential. This question... Keep reading
by Carlo Grigioni - “I spend my life dedicated to study, I am like a castaway who desperately struggles with the waves, always hoping for a lifeline, and I am so immersed in my studies that they almost surround me, trying to drown me in this struggle to reach the port that would be the exam.” (Letter to Isidoro Bonini – April 29... Keep reading
By Emanuela Gitto, Lorenzo Zardi, and Don Michele Martinelli - The countdown to the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati has begun, and it's already time to thank the many young people who over the years have come to know him and increasingly see him as a key figure in their own journey of growth in faith. His testimony of... Keep reading
By Antonio Martino - On the eve of the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Catholic Action proposes a journey of reflection and prayer to rediscover the power of a holiness that continues to challenge the Church and the world. On Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 17:XNUMX PM, the public conference "Inside Life, Inside the..." will be held at LUMSA University in Rome. Keep reading