Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati may be among the most relatable and accessible of the beatified and saints. Pier Giorgio walked the earth within the past century, and his life contained the loves and ...

The Frassati Hiking Pilgrimage takes individuals to the same mountains Frassati climbed, his family’s summer home, the shrine where he attended daily Mass, and more. The Frassati Hiking Pilgrimage ...

The upcoming SEEK 2026 conference is inviting young Catholics and attendees of all ages to embrace its theme inspired by St. Pier Giorgio Frassati: ...

Today the Vatican announced that the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a student and member of the Dominican Third Order, will be taken to Sydney, Australia, for World Youth Day next month.

Italian Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was a struggling student who excelled in mountain climbing.(CNS file photo) (Aug. 19, 2005) My hands folded, I stared at the woodgrain of the table. I didn’t even ...

To mark the 120th birthday of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati on Tuesday, three Italian associations have encouraged praying the rosary for the intention of the virtue of chastity. “Taking advantage of this ...

Pope Francis said that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati "will be a saint soon." Known as "the Man of the Eight Beatitudes," he was beatified by St. John Paul II in 1990 after his sainthood cause was ...

If Carlo Acutis is the Church’s new digital saint, Pier Giorgio Frassati is its original youth icon. Born in Turin in 1901, Frassati was the son of a newspaper magnate and a diplomat — raised in ...