Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati died almost 100 years ago, but he would have fit in perfectly with many Catholics' groups of friends. He was born in Turin, Italy, in 1901, among the political upheavals, ...

The coffin with Blessed Frassati’s body will be brought from his tomb in Turin, Italy, to Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria ...

From July 28 to Aug. 3, Rome will be buzzing with musical performances, prayer vigils, and special events for young pilgrims ...

The Catholic Church is preparing to canonize Pier Giorgio Frassati — a 24-year-old Italian from Turin, Italy, who was a ...

“Pier Giorgio Frassati was one of these strong and powerful figures that we could really present to the audience of EWTN,” the film’s writer and director, Daniela Gurrieri, told EWTN News ...

On September 7, 2025, Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was born in Turin, Italy, on April 6, 1901, and died at the age of 24 from fulminant poliomyelitis, will be elevated to the honors of the altar. Before ...

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 ...

Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is also beloved by many today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” ...

Pier Giorgio Frassati as a teenager. He served the poor and died at age 24. Credit: Associazione Pier Giorgio Frassati, Rome Frassati “came from wealth, fame, athleticism, good looks,” Wohar said.

Pier Giorgio Frassati died of polio in 1925 at the age of 24 after a brief illness. His father Alfredo was the founder editor of the main Turin daily newspaper, La Stampa, and later an ambassador ...

Ricci is currently mapping Frassati’s alpine itineraries, many of which are difficult climbs requiring advanced skill.