Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati died almost 100 years ago, but he would have fit in perfectly with many Catholics’ groups of friends. Frassati was a bro. He climbed rocks, threw parties, experienced heartbreak and punched fascists.
Popular Pier Giorgio Frassati: A saint for ordinary Catholics
Miracle in Los Angeles: Priest recounts Frassati’s intercession in healing
Father Juan Manuel Gutierrez, associate pastor at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park, California, spoke at a Dec. 16 press conference at his parish to share his experiences of being healed from a serious sports injury after seeking the intercession of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
Pope says he’ll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child’s rights
Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3.
Livestream of ‘Frassati’ April 6 explores life of sainthood candidate
Beatified in 1990, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is the subject of a play that is being livestreamed 6:30 p.m. CDT April 6 — the 121st anniversary of Frassati’s birth —from Open Window Theatre in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
Sauk Centre-area parishes hope to help Blessed Frassati on sainthood path
The parishes of St. Paul and Our Lady of the Angels in Sauk Centre and St. Alexius in West Union, along with Holy Family School, have been following the sainthood cause of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati for more than a year.