Pope Francis announces the dates of canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

Today Pope Francis made two relevant announcements for the faithful around the world: the dates of canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, great examples of holiness especially for today’s youth.

At the conclusion of the General Audience this Wednesday, the Holy Father announced, although without defining the exact day, that Carlo Acutis will be proclaimed a saint during the Teenage Jubileewhich will take place in Rome from April 25 to 27, 2025.

In a statement subsequently released from the diocese of Assisi by Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino, it was specified that the canonization Mass of Carlo Acutis presided over by Pope Francis is scheduled for Sunday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. in the Plaza de San Peter.

Likewise, he reported that Pier Giorgio Frassati will be raised to the altars during the Youth Jubilee, between July 28 and August 3 of next year.

Two future current saints, an example for young women

The date of Carlo Acutis’ canonization has been eagerly awaited since Pope Francis approved the miracle attributed to his intercession on May 23: Valeria Valverde, a 21-year-old girl from Costa Rica, miraculously survived a serious bicycle accident. which left him on the verge of death with a very serious head injury.

The man known by many as “God’s influencer”, whose life and love for the Church and the Eucharist crossed borders, will be elevated to the altars on one of the days in which teenagers from all over the world make a pilgrimage to Rome within the framework of the Year Retire.

Carlo Acutis has inspired young people around the world for his deep commitment to faith and his ability to bring the message of Christ to new generations through the internet.

The future “jeans and sneakers” saint died of leukemia on October 12, 2006 and, according to his wish due to his love for Saint Francis, was buried in Assisi. He was declared Venerable in 2018 and Blessed on October 10, 2020.

Young people from all over the world, gathered in Rome next July, will also be able to witness the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young Italian known to many as the “patron saint of mountaineers.”

Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is loved by many young Catholics today for his enthusiastic testimony of holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

The young man from the northern Italian city of Turin was an avid mountaineer and Third Order Dominican, known for his charitable works. He was declared blessed by Saint John Paul II in 1990.

The miracle attributed to his intercession and for which he will be elevated to the altars has as its protagonist Kevin Becker, a student from the United States who was miraculously healed from a fatal head injury.