Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents, which were posted online ...

Freedom isn’t doing whatever we want — it’s the power to choose the good. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s life reminds us that holiness, not self-indulgence, is the goal.

ALBERTO DE ANGELIS, the mayor of Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Pope Leo returning to the hilltop town for the summer, a tradition Francis had abandoned.

One also finds evidence of Pier Giorgio’s particular appreciation for the writings of St. Paul in his own words. This can be ...