Category: Italy
Pier Giorgio Frassati and Cardijn
In 1938, Joseph Cardijn wrote to Pope Pius XI in support of the cause for beatification of the young Italian social activist Pier Giorgio Frassati.
Fighting fascism… in 1924
The fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, came to power as Italian Prime Minister on 31 October 1922. Many Catholics in Italy had supported his rise. So too did many Catholics in Belgium and France, lamented YCW lay co-founder, Fernand Tonnet.
