US EditionPope Leo to Meet with Cardinals to Consider Declaring Eight New Saints
- Pope Leo XIV announced an ordinary public consistory on June 13 at the Vatican to approve the canonizations of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and seven others.
- The consistory follows Pope Francis setting August 3 to declare Pier Giorgio Frassati's sainthood after his beatification in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was a popular layman born in 1901 in Turin, Italy, known for daily Mass attendance and charity before dying of polio at 24 in 1925.
- Other individuals considered for canonization include Blessed Ignatius Maloyan, an Armenian Catholic archbishop of Mardin who was persecuted and executed in 1915 in what is now Turkey, as well as Blessed Maria Troncatti, a Salesian missionary who passed away in 1969.
- The consistory will involve a vote to finalize canonizations and may announce dates, reflecting Pope Francis’s promotion of these causes during his pontificate.
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8 blesseds scheduled to be elevated to the altars
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 4, 2025 / 15:52 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will gather the cardinals at the Vatican on Jun... [...]
In mid-June, Leo XIV wants to include five men and three women in the list of saints, thus continuing the decisions of his predecessor Francis. However, a name is missing.
Saints for Kids — Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati - The Record Newspaper
Youth who are high school age and younger are invited to submit original visual art, such as a drawing or painting, to be featured in the “Saints for Kids” section of Youth Focus. For the next Saints for Kids, the subject of the artwork is Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. A photo of the artwork can be submitted via email to ocastlen@archlou.org or the original can be mailed to the attention of The Record at the Maloney Center, 1200 S. Shelby St.,…
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