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Feast days set for new saints
The Catholic Church will commemorate the liturgical memorial of St Carlo Acutis on October 12 and of St Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4. Source: CNA.
Pope Leo canonises first saints of his pontificate
The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said at the canonisation of St Pier Giorgio Frassati and St Carlo Acutis. Source: OSV News.
Brisbane pilgrims trace the life of Blessed Pier Giorgio
A group of young men from Brisbane have experienced a glimpse of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s life before he is formally declared a saint this weekend. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Saint with a laptop: Sculpture of Blessed Carlo Acutis unveiled
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Church is not an old institution but is young and vibrant with a relevant message for today’s culture, the statue’s sculptor says. Source: Catholic Review.
Australian scholars welcome news of honour for St John Henry Newman
Australian scholars have welcomed news that St John Henry Newman, the 19th-century saint who is probably the greatest Catholic English intellectual of the past 500 years, will soon become a Doctor of the Church. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
British saint to be declared Doctor of the Universal Church
St John Henry Newman will soon be declared a Doctor of the Universal Church, the Vatican announced yesterday. Source: Crux.
Celebrating feast day of Saint Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop Place, the Sisters of Saint Joseph and Mary MacKillop Today are inviting people to celebrate the feast day of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop on Friday, August 8.
Blessed Frassati’s coffin to be moved to Rome for Jubilee of Youth
The coffin holding the incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth from July 26 to August 4. Source: CNA.
Date set for joint canonisation of young blesseds
Pope Leo XIV will canonise Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together on September 7, the Vatican announced. Source: CNS.