By Anthony Faiola & Stefano Pitrelli
Autore: Stefano Pitrelli
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Ancient Vatican ceremony makes saints of John Paul II and John XXIII
VATICAN CITY — In front of a sprawling sea of pilgrims fanning out from St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized John Paul II and John XXIII, bestowing sainthood on two towering figures of the 20th century who left outsize marks on the Roman Catholic Church. -
As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?
By Anthony Faiola / Stefano Pitrelli contributed to this report
VATICAN CITY — Catholic saints are said to be the stuff of miracles, celestial servants who bend God’s ear to aid the desperately ill. But Pope Francis may be sending a new message to the globe’s roughly 1 billion Catholics.
In the 21st century, maybe saints can be a little less miraculous. 
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Vittorio Sgarbi: “Ritratto d’uomo di Antonello da Messina meglio della Gioconda: ha la stessa forza evocativa”
Stefano Pitrelli, L’Huffington Post
La Gioconda siciliana è il “Ritratto d’uomo” di Antonello da Messina, ma qui dietro all’enigmatico c’è fondamentalmente un antipatico. Da salvare, parola di Vittorio Sgarbi.