The goal of the series is "for people to get a deeper connection to Christ and to have a more intimate relationship with Him," said Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus.

Described by a contemporary as "healthy, strong, and tanned, with eyes as clear as pure water," Frassati was a keen athlete, swimmer, and mountaineer who died of polio at age 24.

Lucia Corbea is the winner of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' 2025 Religious Liberty Essay Contest.

Today we celebrate and thank God and pray for our country. Much like the United States, the Church is made up of many people of different origins.

In his video today, Cardinal Dolan reminds us that as we celebrate our political independence from a tyrannical king this Independence Day, we should also acknowledge our personal dependence on God.