Feast Days Announced for Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

Vatican, September 10, 2025: The Catholic Church has announced the liturgical memorials of its two newly canonised saints, St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, following their canonisation by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square on September 7.

St. Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who died of fulminant leukaemia in 2006, will be commemorated each year on 12 October, the anniversary of his death at the age of 15. Acutis was beatified in Assisi in October 2020, when the then-Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments decreed his feast day for the calendars of the dioceses of Assisi and Milan, while also granting permission for its celebration in other communities that requested it.

St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young man from Turin who died in 1925 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1990, will be honoured annually on 4 July, also the anniversary of his death. His memorial Mass holds particular significance in Italy and among youth groups worldwide that regard him as their patron and model of spiritual life.

Both saints are remembered on the dates they “entered eternal life,” and they continue to inspire young Catholics across the globe. Acutis is revered for his deep devotion to the Eucharist and his creative witness of faith in the digital age, while Frassati, described by St. John Paul II as a “man of the Beatitudes,” is remembered for his vibrant spirituality and dedication to charitable works.

By Catholic Connect Reporter

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