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With the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati coming up Sept. 7, only a century after his death, the spirit of his faith life rooted in frequenting the Eucharist, prayer and study, as well as service to those in need, and a great love of the outdoors are alive and well among young adult groups across the United States.

Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh "shoot" budding from the 800-year-old spiritual "vine" of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the millennial teenager's tomb.

The streets of Toronto tell two different stories. One story lives in statistics. The other story lives in the lives of individuals who call the streets home, with each person on a unique journey.

As Pope Leo XIV neared his 70th birthday Sept. 14, those closest to the American-born pontiff said they knew, very early on, that he was in for lifelong service to the Church.

As the brand new Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic High School welcomed students for their first days of classes, principal Bob Charchun said the history and legacy of the Italian computer whiz has only been alluded to briefly.

Quebec Catholic Louise Normandeau has been given a rare and intimate glimpse into the soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis.

Just over a century after his untimely death, Italian activist, social justice champion and third-order Dominican Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will officially be canonized by Pope Leo XIV Sept. 7 at St. Peter's Square in Rome.

As Pope Leo XIV presides over his first canonization Mass Sept. 7, he will declare the sainthood of two young Italians whose devotion to the Eucharist nourished a deep involvement in the cultures of their day.

Thanks to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Catholic singer-songwriter and neurologic music therapist Danielle Savard became attuned to spiritual warfare, the Christian concept compelling believers to put on the armour of God to resist the snares of preternatural evil forces.

Dr. Scott Morrison considers his primary assignment during his tenure as interim president and vice-chancellor of St. Mary’s University in Calgary to be “keeping the train moving.”