Tag: Canonisation

A new statue depicting Bl Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant church with a relevant message for today’s culture, said the statue’s sculptor.

With the canonisation of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati coming up 7 September, only a century after his death, the spirit of his faith life rooted in frequenting the Eucharist, prayer and study, as well as service to those in need, and a great love of the outdoors are alive and well among young adult groups across the United States.

When a Chicago resident ran into a young man in Assisi, Italy, holding his piece of mosaic art—a rendering of the famous Blessed Carlo Acutis portrait, made of more than 1,000 toy pieces—she said she felt compelled to request a second version for her home parish named after the soon-to-be saint.

In 2024, Claire Souilliart experienced a healing encounter with Sister Annella Zervas, sparking renewed devotion and hope for the Benedictine sister’s future canonisation.

In a surprise twist, the Vatican announced on the weekend a new date for the canonisation of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati,

With the death of Pope Francis, the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for 27 April, has been postponed.

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain.

For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and wandered the hills barefoot. But today, many arrive in search of a different model of holiness: that of a teenager in Nike sneakers who built websites and coded for Christ.

Inside a century-old church in Toledo, Ohio, is a decidedly newer statue of a soon-to-be-saint, Carlo Acutis.

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonisations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.

Preparations are well underway in St Joachim’s Church in Lidcombe as a group of youngsters and their parents get ready to head to Rome to witness the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis.

Venezuelans celebrated with Masses and processions 26 February after Pope Francis approved the canonisation of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández, a revered 19th-century doctor known for his medical innovations and devotion to the poor.