Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
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Vatican establishes feast days of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Going forward, the Catholic Church will commemorate the liturgical memorial of St. Carlo Acutis on Oct. 12 and of St.... Read more
Inspired by Acutis and Frassati: ‘You don’t have to be perfect to be a saint’
On Sunday, St. Peter’s Square was filled with singing and prayers in many languages accompanying the first canonizations of Pope... Read more
Pope Leo XIV proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Italians Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints before a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s... Read more
French seminarian, inspired by Frassati, publishes book about the soon-to-be saint
Timothée Croux said he discovered Frassati, who was from Turin, Italy, and who died in 1925, through scouting and shares... Read more
12 amazing facts about the life of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati, the young Italian who will be canonized on Sept. 7, became a popular role model soon after... Read more
Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati: Church’s young, ‘ordinary’ holy patrons
The canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be a crucial step in a decades-long effort to attract... Read more
Vatican issues special stamps for canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
The young faces of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be immortalized in special stamps issued on... Read more
12 things you should know about soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis
Who was Carlo Acutis? Was his body found incorrupt? Was he really a gamer? What did he play? Here are... Read more
How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
EWTN News and EWTN Studios will join forces in Rome from Sept. 3–7 to televise the canonizations of Carlo Acutis... Read more
New Frassati Chapel aims to bring perpetual adoration to the nation’s capital
The Frassati Chapel will serve as a place for Catholics in Washington, D.C., to pray throughout the day and to... Read more
Archbishop Fisher: Holy relics are not ‘just a quirky Catholic thing’
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney delivered the homily at the closing Mass of the weeklong public veneration of Frassati’s body... Read more
UPDATE: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body to be in Rome for Jubilee of Youth
The coffin holding the incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee... Read more
Meet future saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati at the Jubilee of Youth
From July 28 to Aug. 3, Rome will be buzzing with musical performances, prayer vigils, and special events for young... Read more
Catholic cliffhanger: Future saint was an avid mountain climber
The Catholic Church is preparing to canonize Pier Giorgio Frassati — a 24-year-old Italian from Turin, Italy, who was a... Read more
New museum in Turin, Italy, honors soon-to-be saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Housed in the former rectory of the Church of Santa Maria di Piazza, the permanent exhibition, titled “Verso l’altro,” opened... Read more
Italy marks 100 years since death of Pier Giorgio Frassati as canonization nears
The three-day celebration of the centenary, dubbed “Frassati Days,” drew pilgrims from the United States, Poland, and Switzerland to the... Read more
Here is the miracle that makes possible Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization
The Vatican has recognized two miracles attributed to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s intercession that make possible his canonization on Sept.... Read more
Carlo Acutis to be canonized Sept. 7 with Pier Giorgio Frassati
Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness,... Read more
Miraculous cure of former atheist, now priest, clinches canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati
The story of Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, whose life is now directly linked... Read more
Los Angeles priest experienced miracle that paved way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization
“His healing was a miracle. His doctors could not explain it,” Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez said of Father Juan... Read more
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