Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

Here is the miracle that now paves the way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization

Nov 25, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at age 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Nov 20, 2024

By Kristina Millare

“Through this pain, I am learning greater love. Pain is not only a road to anger and despair; if based... Read more

Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Pope Francis announces 2025 canonizations for Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati

Nov 20, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis celebrated... Read more

Pope Francis greets members of Italy’s National Youth Council at the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2024.

Pope Francis: Young people can be ‘artisans of hope’ amid mental health challenges

Nov 16, 2024

By AC Wimmer

“The challenges are many: the dignity of work, family, education, civic engagement, care for creation, and new technologies,” Pope Francis... Read more

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

Pier Giorgio Frassati could be canonized during 2025 Jubilee, cardinal says

Apr 27, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, announced on April 26 that Frassati’s canonization... Read more

The Frassati Hiking Pilgrimage takes individuals to the same mountains Frassati climbed.

Frassati pilgrimage takes Catholics ‘to the heights’ as they walk in Blessed Pier Giorgio’s footsteps

Jul 4, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Frassati Hiking Pilgrimage organized by Creatio brings individuals to the same mountains Frassati climbed. Read more

Poster for “To the Top,” a film about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, at the Italian premiere in Rome on March 18, 2023.

Discovering Pier Giorgio Frassati: Film sheds light on humanity, holiness of Italian blessed

Mar 22, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

“To the Top” is a new docudrama produced in cooperation with EWTN that explores the humanity and holiness of Blessed... Read more

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s 120th birthday marked with rosary for chastity

Apr 6, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

To mark the birth of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati 120 years ago today, three Italian groups are inviting Catholics to... Read more

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Could the canonization of Bl. Pier Giorgio happen next year?

Aug 23, 2017

Ahead of the 2018 synod on youth in Rome, a group of Catholic young people are asking for testimonies and... Read more

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How a new classical academy is reaching out to millennial parents

Sep 18, 2016

Coming in 2017, families in Northern Colorado will have the option to send their children to a Catholic elementary school... Read more