July 4 is Independence Day. It is also the feast day of one of the most popular Catholic saints, Pier Giorgio Frassati. The United States declared its liberty from Britain on this day in 1776. Pier ...

Gurrieri, together with members of the all-Italian cast and a niece and nephew of Frassati, were present at the Italian premiere of the film at Farnese Cinema in Rome on March 18. Poster for “To the ...

Italian Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was a struggling student who excelled in mountain climbing.(CNS file photo) (Aug. 19, 2005) My hands folded, I stared at the woodgrain of the table. I didn’t even ...

Pope Leo XIV canonized Pier Giorgio Frassati on Sunday (September 7), along with Carlo Acutis, became the first saints of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, with Frassati notable as a “beacon for lay spirituality ...

Images of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati appear beside and on his tomb at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Turin, Italy, in this file photo from February 2006. (CNS file photo/Carol Glatz) VATICAN ...

A “beautiful celebration” in St Peter's Square for the canonisation of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis. Two young lay people from different eras and contexts, but both “in love with Jesus and ...

Kevin Becker was a college student when he fell off a roof, fracturing his skull in five places, and was given little chance by doctors of surviving or living a normal life if he did make it. But as ...

Frassati Catholic School graduated its first crop of seniors Friday night, providing a clear benchmark moment for how the school has grown and developed, especially athletically, since its inception ...

Traditionally, Frassati Catholic’s swimming program has been carried by upperclassmen. Now, the Falcons’ strength comes from underclassmen. The girls and boys teams won their respective regional ...