Pier Giorgio Frassati

Read the full text from Pope Leo XIV’s homily for the canonization Mass for Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, given Sept. 7, 2025 in St. Peter’s Square.

Thousands will gather in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 7 for the highly anticipated canonization of two modern saints — but if flying to Rome isn’t an option, one can watch …

“Faith and charity,” St. John Paul said, “transformed him into a joyful, enthusiastic apostle of Christ, a passionate follower of his message and charity.”

The lives of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati “are not really a message for just teenagers or young adults. They are a message for every Catholic.”

Pier Giorgio Michelangelo Frassati, born April 6, 1901, in Italy, will be canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7; he is being called a saint for our times.

A Franciscan monastery that survived an atomic bombing, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, young adult groups inspired by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and more were in our news coverage …

Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for visitors, during the …

The relics of two saints-to-be — Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis — will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth July 28-Aug. 3.

Isabel Gonzalez said she learned about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati several years ago. “Getting to know him, I found a friend.”

Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.