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A choir poses before an image of Pier Giorgio Frassati during a celebration of the centenary of his death, Turin, Italy, Friday, July 4, 2025 / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Turin, Italy, Jul 5, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA). On the 100th anniversary of Pier Giorgio Frassati’s death this week, crowds packed into the Turin Cathedral…

Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. / Credit: Eric Vryn/Getty Images San Antonio, Texas, Jul 5, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Catholics are responding with prayers and aid after record-breaking…

Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim in Rome during a meeting with group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Saturday, July 5, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said pilgrimages play an essential role in…

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed…

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. / Credit: Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:30 am (CNA). Two months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV…